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Great Wall of China

Build of the first long wall

221 BC
from Mamitu near Yumenguan to Liaodong, China

King Zheng ordered the building of new walls to connect the remaining fortifications along the empire's northern frontier. "Build and move on" was a central guiding principle in constructing the wall, implying that the Chinese were not erecting a permanently fixed border.


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