Qin, Chu and Han: Dominate the World

About This Novel

Qin Dynasty (221 BC-207 BC) Core features: The first unified feudal dynasty in Chinese history Established a centralized system and laid the foundation for more than two thousand years of feudal rule A short-lived dynasty that only existed for 14 years, but had a profound impact on later generations Key people: Qin Shihuang: unified the six countries, established the Qin Dynasty, implemented the system of prefectures and counties, unified writing, currency, weights and measures Li Si: Prime Minister, assist Qin Shi Huang in implementing reforms Zhao Gao: Eunuch, controlled the government and led to the demise of the Qin Dynasty Xiang Yu: Leader of the anti-Qin uprising, overthrown the Qin Dynasty Liu Bang: Founding Emperor of the Han Dynasty, defeated Xiang Yu in the Chu-Han War Important events: Unification of the Six Kingdoms (221 BC): Qin Shi Huang successively destroyed the six kingdoms of Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan, and Qi, and established the Qin Dynasty Burning books and entrapping Confucian scholars (213 BC): Qin Shihuang ordered the burning of private collections of books and the entrapment of Confucian scholars. Construction of the Great Wall (220 BC - 210 BC): connecting the Great Wall of various countries to defend against the Huns in the north Chen Sheng and Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC): The first large-scale peasant uprising, the Qin Dynasty began to fall Battle of Julu (207 BC): Xiang Yu defeated the main force of the Qin army The fall of the Qin Dynasty (207 BC): Ziying surrendered to Liu Bang, and the Qin Dynasty fell Institutional innovation: County system: the country is divided into thirty-six counties, with counties under the counties, and the central government directly appoints officials The three-gong and nine-qing system: there are the prime minister, the Taiwei, and the imperial censor (the three ministers), and the nine ministers are in charge of government affairs. Unified writing: Xiaozhuan as the standard writing Unified currency: round square hole money as the standard currency

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