Vertical Alliance
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Vertical Alliance was an ancient Chinese diplomatic strategy that sought to unite the weaker northern states against the dominant Qin during the Warring States period.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Chinese diplomatic strategy
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political alliance strategy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hezong Alliance
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Vertical Alliance strategy ⓘ |
| associatedThinker | Su Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Chinese political philosophy
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ancient diplomatic strategies ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 合纵 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChineseNameOfContrast | 连横 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Horizontal Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diplomaticMechanism |
mutual defense agreements
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treaties among non-Qin states ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Records of the Grand Historian
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Zhanguo Ce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | “vertical” refers to north–south alignment of allied states ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOutcome | ultimately failed to prevent Qin unification ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | illustrates balance-of-power politics in ancient China ⓘ |
| influenceOnThought | example in later Chinese diplomatic theory ⓘ |
| involvedStates |
Chu
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Han NERFINISHED ⓘ Qi NERFINISHED ⓘ Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyProponent | Su Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Qin diplomats ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Qin state hegemony ⓘ |
| oppositionalEtymology | contrasted with “horizontal” east–west alignment with Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | multi-state rivalry during the Warring States period ⓘ |
| powerStructure | coalition of weaker states ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
to check the expansion of Qin
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to unite weaker states against Qin ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Zongheng diplomacy ⓘ |
| startEra | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| strategyType |
anti-hegemonic alliance
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collective security arrangement ⓘ |
| tacticalApproach | forming a north–south bloc excluding Qin ⓘ |
| targetedState | Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transliteration | Hezong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vulnerability |
internal rivalries among member states
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susceptibility to Qin bribery and persuasion ⓘ |
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