The Sixteenth Year of the Qin Dynasty

The state of Qin took its name from a place. During the Western Zhou dynasty, Qin Feizi, leader of the Qin people, earned merit by raising horses for the Zhou royal house. In 905 BC, King Xiao of Zhou granted him the land of Qin. "Qin" became the name of his people, and he established the State of Qin, known to history as Ying Qin.

King Ying Zheng of Qin conquered the Six States and founded the Qin dynasty, the first unified dynasty in Chinese history.