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This unification established the Qin dynasty, which, despite its short duration, had a significant influence on later Chinese history. Accordingly, the Qin state before the Qin dynasty was established is also referred to as the "predynastic Qin" [3] [4] or "proto-Qin". [5]
The state possessed an unprecedented capacity to transform the environment through the management of people and land; as a result, Qin's rise has been characterised as one of the most important events in East Asian environmental history. When Qin Shi Huang died in 210 BC, two of his advisors placed an heir on the throne in an attempt to exert ...
In 278 BC, Qin forces led by Bai Qi attacked Chu from the former Ba and Shu territories, capturing the Chu capitals of Ying and Chen (陳; present-day Huaiyang, Zhoukou, Henan) and forcing Chu to give up its territories west of the Han River. In 272, Qin conquered the Xirong state of Yiqu. After the last "horizontal alliance" to punish Qi ended ...
The county (縣 xiàn) is mentioned for the first time in Qin [4] 678 BC: Duke Wu of Qin dies and is succeeded by Duke De of Qin: Qin starts practicing human sacrifice at burials [3] 677 BC: Qin moves its capital to Yong in modern Fengxiang [1] 676 BC: Duke De of Qin dies and is succeeded by Duke Xuan of Qin: 664 BC
Qin was too exhausted to follow up its victory. Some time later it sent an army to besiege the Zhao capital but the army was destroyed when it was attacked from the rear. Zhao survived, but there was no longer a state that could resist Qin on its own. The other states could have survived if they remained united against Qin, but they did not.
The Battle of Changping (長平之戰) was a military campaign during the Warring States period of ancient China, which took place from 262 BC to 260 BC at Changping (northwest of present-day Gaoping, Shanxi province), between the two strongest military powers, the State of Qin and the State of Zhao. After a bitter two-year stalemate, the ...
Before Qin unified China, each state's customs, culture, dialects, and orthography had pronounced differences. According to the Yu Gong or Tribute of Yu , composed in the fourth or fifth century BCE and included in the Classic of Documents , there were nine distinct cultural regions of China, which are described in detail.
Qin (state) (秦), a major state during the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China; Qin dynasty (秦), founded by the Qin state in 221 BC and ended in 206 BC; Daqin (大秦), ancient Chinese name for the Roman Empire; Former Qin (前秦), Di state/Di (Wu Hu) in the Sixteen Kingdoms period, 351 AD; Later Qin (后秦), Qiang state in the Sixteen Kingdoms ...