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The Qin dynasty (/ tʃ ɪ n /; [4] CHIN) was the first imperial dynasty of China.It is named for its progenitor state of Qin, a fief of the confederal Zhou dynasty.Beginning in 230 BC, the Qin under King Ying Zheng engaged in a series of wars conquering each of the rival states that had previously pledged fealty to the Zhou.
Qin conquered Qi and unified China under the Qin dynasty During the reign of King Huiwen of Qin , the state of Chu to the southeast became a target for Qin's aggression. Although Chu had the largest operation-ready army of all the Seven Warring States at over a million troops, [ citation needed ] its administrative and military strength was ...
The Qin dynasty (秦朝) was established in 221 BCE after Qin Shi Huang, King of Qin, conquered his final independent neighbour, the state of Qi.It is now recognised as the first Chinese imperial dynasty in the modern sense of the term; in recognition of this, its rulers were for the first time titled "Emperor" (皇帝), a title of which the components are drawn from legend, higher than the ...
Xu sailed for several years without finding the mountain. In 210 BC, when Qin Shi Huang questioned him, Xu Fu claimed there was a giant sea creature blocking the path, and he asked for archers to kill the creature. Qin Shi Huang agreed, and sent archers to kill a giant fish. Xu then set sail again, but he never returned from this trip.
Emperor Jingming of Former Qin (r. 351–355 CE) Huangshi 皇始: 351–355 CE 5 years Fu Sheng (r. 355–357 CE) Shouguang 壽光: 355–357 CE 3 years Emperor Xuanzhao of Former Qin (r. 357–385 CE) Yongxing 永興: 357–359 CE 3 years Ganlu 甘露: 359–364 CE 6 years Jianyuan 建元: 365–385 CE 21 years Emperor Aiping of Former Qin (r ...
The kings of Qin claimed descent from the Lady Xiu, "the granddaughter" of "a remote descendant" of the Emperor Zhuanxu, the grandson of the Yellow Emperor.Similarly, in the next generation, Lady Hua was said to be descended from Shaodian, [1] the legendary figure who is sometimes the father and sometimes the foster father of the Yellow and Flame Emperors.
However, it was only under the unified Qin dynasty that China truly started its process of expansion into other nations. Qin's expansionism led to its first contacts with the Xiongnu, the Yue tribes, and extended its reach to the Korean Peninsula. [9] The Han dynasty marked the height of early Chinese expansionism.
The founder of the Han dynasty, Emperor Gaozu of Han (r. 28 February 202 – 1 June 195 BC), separated the dynasty's territory between the western half directly controlled by the imperial capital, and the eastern half, ruled by Kings of the Han dynasty. In the areas controlled by the central government, regional hierarchy followed the Qin model ...