Qin dynasty

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The Qin dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of a unified China, known for centralizing power, standardizing writing and measurements, and initiating construction of the Great Wall.

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instanceOf Chinese dynasty
imperial dynasty
abolished feudal fiefdoms of Zhou nobility
administrativeDivision commanderies
counties
associatedWithEvent burning of books and burying of scholars
built Qin Great Wall
linked to: Great Wall of China

Qin road network
canal systems
capital Xianyang
linked to: Xianyang, China
causeOfFall court infighting and succession crisis
peasant rebellions
country China
culturalImpact established model for later Chinese imperial administration
currency Banliang coin
endTime 206 BCE
firstEmperor Qin Shi Huang
followedBy Han dynasty
founder Qin Shi Huang
governmentForm absolute monarchy
centralized bureaucracy
ideology Legalism
initiatedConstructionOf Great Wall of China
legalCode Qin law code
majorConflict Dazexiang Uprising
Qin unification wars
militarySystem conscription army
namedAfter state of Qin
notableArtifact Terracotta Army
notableOfficial Li Si
Meng Tian
Wang Jian
notableRuler Qin Er Shi
Qin Shi Huang
notableSite Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
linked to: Terracotta Army
officialLanguage Classical Chinese
precededBy Zhou dynasty
religion Chinese folk religion
ancestor worship
replacedWith centralized commandery-county system
standardized Chinese script
axle lengths of carts
currency system
weights and measures
startTime 221 BCE
territoryIncludes Guanzhong region
Yellow River basin
parts of southern China
unified Warring States
writingSystem Small Seal Script

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China historicalDynasty Qin dynasty
Great Wall of China builtBy Qin dynasty
Great Wall of China significantConstructionPeriod Qin dynasty (3rd century BCE)
linked to: Qin dynasty
Han Chinese ethnogenesisPeriod Qin dynasty
Han dynasty follows Qin dynasty
Han dynasty precededBy Qin dynasty
State of Chu conqueredBy Qin dynasty
Warring States period followedBy Qin dynasty
Zhou dynasty precedes Qin dynasty
Imperial China hasFirstDynasty Qin dynasty
Imperial China includesDynasty Qin dynasty
Xiongnu mainEnemy Qin dynasty
Classical Chinese timePeriod Qin dynasty
Xijing associatedWithDynasty Qin dynasty
Chang'an servedAsCapitalOf Qin dynasty
Xianyang formerCapitalOf Qin dynasty
subject linked to: Xianyang, China
Qin Shi Huang firstEmperorOf Qin dynasty
subject linked to: Xianyang, China
Old Chinese spokenIn Qin dynasty
The First Emperor (opera) setting Qin dynasty China
linked to: Qin dynasty
Former Han precededBy Qin dynasty
Wang Jian dynasty Qin dynasty
State of Zhao successor Qin dynasty’s unified empire
subject linked to: state of Zhao
linked to: Qin dynasty
Zizhi Tongjian coversPeriod Qin dynasty
Huaqing Pool hasHistoricalPeriodOfUse Qin Dynasty
linked to: Qin dynasty
State of Yan successor Qin dynasty
subject linked to: state of Yan
Chinese notableDynasties Qin dynasty
Jingzhou Museum focusesOnPeriod Qin dynasty
Ancient China hasDynasty Qin dynasty
Eastern Zhou followedBy Qin dynasty
Qin Shi Huang countryOfCitizenship Qin dynasty
Qin Shi Huang dynasty Qin dynasty
Qin Shi Huang era Qin dynasty
Banliang coin standardizedBy Qin dynasty
Banliang coin usedInDynasty Qin dynasty
Banliang coin circulationArea Qin empire
linked to: Qin dynasty
Small Seal Script developedIn Qin dynasty
Small Seal Script timePeriod Qin dynasty
Li Si era Qin dynasty