Qin Dynasty Background For generations, your family has ruled over the same lands. Your ancestors have called this territory home for hundreds of years. You have defended your lands, plowed fields, and governed the lives of the peasants living under your control. Now, though, all of that is...
China's first empire: Michael Loewe looks at the dynastic, administrative and intellectual background of the Qin empire, which defined how China would be run for more than 2,000 years, and at the life and achievements of the First Emperor Shi Huangdi, one of the greatest state-builders of...
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The founder of the Qin dynasty was Qin Shi Huangdi, a title meaning “First Emperor.” He was a brutal ruler, but he brought about many changes. However, in addition to all the new, some old ideas were continued from the Zhou, such as the emphasis on the wheat and rice staple foods...