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Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)

First Emperor of the Qin dynasty

220s BC
Qin, China (Present-Day in Xianyang, China)

The Warring States period ended in 221 BCE after the state of Qin conquered the other six kingdoms, reunited China, and established the dominant order of autocracy. King Zheng of Qin proclaimed himself the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty.


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