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Ancient China

Canon of Laws

356 BC
Qin (Present-Day Yanliang District, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China)

Xiao's adviser Shang Yang implemented a legal code in Qin based on the Canon of Laws which established punishment for complicity in a crime, established a system of military ranks, and implemented policies encouraging the cultivation of unsettled land.


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