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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Collection of facts about the Qin dynasty

This post is a collection of facts about the Qin dynasty (221 - 206 BC). There are 8 facts listed below.

• Qin state established (c. 9th century BC)
• Capital: Xianyang, China
• Warring States period (c. 474 - 221 BC)
• Qin's wars of unification (230 - 221 BC)
• Qin Shi Huang becomes Emperor (221 BC)
• Qin Shi Huang dies (210 BC)
• Chu-Han Contention (206 -202 BC)
• Succeeded by Han dynasty

Sources

Wikipedia: Qin dynasty, Qin (state), Chu-Han Contention