Qin dynasty
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The Qin dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of a unified China, known for centralizing power, standardizing writing and measurements, and initiating construction of the Great Wall.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qin dynasty canonical | 66 |
| Qin Dynasty | 1 |
| Qin dynasty (3rd century BCE) | 1 |
| Qin dynasty (Western Zhou vassal state) | 1 |
| Qin dynasty China | 1 |
| Qin dynasty’s unified empire | 1 |
| Qin empire | 1 |
| late Qin dynasty | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese dynasty
ⓘ
imperial dynasty ⓘ |
| abolished | feudal fiefdoms of Zhou nobility ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
commanderies
ⓘ
counties ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | burning of books and burying of scholars ⓘ |
| built |
Great Wall of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Qin Great Wall
Qin road network ⓘ canal systems ⓘ |
| capital |
Xianyang, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Xianyang
|
| causeOfFall |
court infighting and succession crisis
ⓘ
peasant rebellions ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | established model for later Chinese imperial administration ⓘ |
| currency | Banliang coin ⓘ |
| endTime | 206 BCE ⓘ |
| firstEmperor | Qin Shi Huang ⓘ |
| followedBy | Han dynasty ⓘ |
| founder | Qin Shi Huang ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
absolute monarchy
ⓘ
centralized bureaucracy ⓘ |
| ideology | Legalism ⓘ |
| initiatedConstructionOf | Great Wall of China ⓘ |
| legalCode | Qin law code ⓘ |
| majorConflict |
Dazexiang Uprising
ⓘ
Warring States period ⓘ
surface form:
Qin unification wars
|
| militarySystem | conscription army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | state of Qin ⓘ |
| notableArtifact | Terracotta Army ⓘ |
| notableOfficial |
Li Si
ⓘ
Meng Tian ⓘ Wang Jian ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Qin Er Shi
ⓘ
Qin Shi Huang ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Terracotta Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
|
| officialLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| precededBy | Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| religion |
Chinese folk religion
ⓘ
ancestor worship ⓘ |
| replacedWith | centralized commandery-county system ⓘ |
| standardized |
Chinese script
ⓘ
axle lengths of carts ⓘ currency system ⓘ weights and measures ⓘ |
| startTime | 221 BCE ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Guanzhong region
ⓘ
Yellow River basin ⓘ parts of southern China ⓘ |
| unified |
Warring States period
ⓘ
surface form:
Warring States
|
| writingSystem | Small Seal Script ⓘ |
Referenced by (73)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Qin dynasty (3rd century BCE)
subject surface form:
Xianyang
subject surface form:
Qin Shi Huang
this entity surface form:
Qin dynasty China
subject surface form:
State of Zhao
this entity surface form:
Qin dynasty’s unified empire
this entity surface form:
Qin Dynasty
subject surface form:
State of Yan
this entity surface form:
Qin empire