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Qin dynasty

221–206 BCE

The Qin dynasty was the first to unite China, ending centuries of warring states. Qin Shi Huang standardized writing, money, and roads, built the Great Wall's first version, and was buried with the terracotta army. It lasted only fifteen years.

Facts

Founded: 221 BCE, Qin Shi Huang proclaimed the first emperor.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Qin dynasty
Ended: 206 BCE, collapsed in rebellion after the emperor's death.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Qin dynasty
Heartland: Northern China, capital Xianyang.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Qin dynasty
Major rulers: Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Qin dynasty

Images

The terracotta army guarding the tomb of China's first emperor. (Wikimedia Commons)

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