Xianyang
E819185
Xianyang was the capital city of the Qin dynasty and a major political and cultural center in ancient China.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xianyang canonical | 7 |
| Xianyang (Qin capital) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
former capital ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavations |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Qin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRuler |
King Zhaoxiang of Qin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Zhuangxiang of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ Qin Shi Huang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Qin dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qin state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Central Plains cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | early Western Han dynasty ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | forces of the Chu–Han contention ⓘ |
| developedBy | King Zhaoxiang of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| expandedBy | Qin Shi Huang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Duke Xiao of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | imperial capital ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchical imperial capital ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important site of Chinese cultural heritage ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
standardization of script, weights and measures
ⓘ
unification of China under Qin ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | first capital of a unified China under Qin ⓘ |
| influenced | later Chinese imperial capital planning ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
centralized imperial administration ⓘ palace complexes ⓘ proximity to the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese (historical) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Shaanxi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Wei River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern Xi'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeArea | Xianyang City, Shaanxi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySite | Terracotta Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Guanzhong region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorCapital | Yong (former Qin capital) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
administrative center of Qin empire
ⓘ
cultural center of Qin ⓘ political center of Qin ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of the Qin dynasty
ⓘ
capital of the Qin state ⓘ |
| successorCapital | Chang'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Qin dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transport | located on important east–west routes in ancient China ⓘ |
| urbanFeature |
imperial roads and causeways
ⓘ
palace terraces and platforms ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Xianyang (Qin capital)
subject surface form:
State of Qin