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|c=秦朝
|c=秦朝
|p=Qín Cháo
|p=Qín cháo
|w=Ch'in<sup>2</sup> Ch'ao<sup>2</sup>
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The '''Qin dynasty''' replaced the [[Zhou dynasty]] in 221 BC and ruled until 206 BC. It was the first unified [[Chinese]] empire, and utilised the key classical Chinese philosophy known as [[Legalism]] to great effect in amassing its force and overriding all the other states of the [[Warring States]] period.
The '''Qin dynasty''' replaced the [[Zhou dynasty]] in 221 BC and ruled until 206 BC. It was the first unified [[Chinese]] empire, and utilised the key classical Chinese philosophy known as [[Legalism]] to great effect in amassing its force and overriding all the other states of the [[Warring States]] period.
The Qin was founded by the ruler of the Zhou vassal state Qin, Prince Ying Zheng. The state was excellent in battle and conquered all the the states, unifying the country. The state of Qin was originally a fief of the Zhou state, a military province intended to provide a buffer against western "barbarians" and to produce horses; it was in an out of the way area, and the region was part-desert. There was little indication that this state would prove to be the most powerful, or that it would unify China in the end. However, victories at such key battles as [[Battle of Changping]], the bloodiest engagement in history until the [[Second World War]], against the [[state of Zhao]], allowed Qin to develop and conquer the other 6 states by 221 BC under Ying Zheng.
The '''Qin dynasty''' was founded by the ruler of the state of Qin, Prince Ying Zheng. The state was excellent in battle and conquered all the the states, unifying the country. The state of Qin was originally a fief of the Zhou state, a military province intended to provide a buffer against western "barbarians" and to produce horses; it was in an out of the way area, and the region was part-desert. There was little indication that this state would prove to be the most powerful, or that it would unify China in the end. However, victories at such key battles as [[Battle of Changping]], the bloodiest engagement in history until the [[Second World War]], against the [[state of Zhao]], allowed Qin to develop and conquer the other 6 states by 221 BC under Ying Zheng.
{{History of China}}
{{History of China}}
The Qin dynasty began building the [[Great Wall of China]], although this was a much earlier wall, made of tamped earth, not the more modern stone structure constructed under the Ming Dynasty, over 1500 years later. The wall was a large project, and produced by corvee labour, but it built on earlier structures produced by various states in the [[Warring States]] period to keep out the nomads of the steppes to the north and west.
The Qin dynasty began building the [[Great Wall of China]], although this was a much earlier wall, made of tamped earth, not the more modern stone structure constructed under the Ming Dynasty, over 1500 years later. The wall was a large project, and produced by corvee labour, but it built on earlier structures produced by various states in the [[Warring States]] period to keep out the nomads of the steppes to the north and west.