When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Qin dynasty - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty

    The Qin dynasty (/ tʃ ɪ n / CHIN [4]) was the first imperial dynasty of China. It is named for its progenitor state of Qin , a fief of the confederal Zhou dynasty ( c. 1046 – 256 BC). Beginning in 230 BC, the Qin under King Ying Zheng engaged in a series of wars conquering each of the rival states that had previously pledged fealty to the Zhou.

  3. Qin (state) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_(state)

    Qin (/ tʃ ɪ n /, or Ch'in [1]) was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. It is traditionally dated to 897 BC. [ 2 ] The Qin state originated from a reconquest of western lands that had previously been lost to the Xirong .

  4. Chinese nobility - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_nobility

    Qin Shi Huang, founder of the Qin dynasty, created the title of Huangdi, which is translated as "emperor" in English.. The nobility of China represented the upper strata of aristocracy in premodern China, acting as the ruling class until c. 1000 CE, and remaining a significant feature of the traditional social structure until the end of the imperial period.

  5. Qin Shi Huang - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang

    Qin Shi Huang (Chinese: 秦始皇, pronunciation ⓘ; February 259 [e] – 12 July 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China. [9] Rather than maintain the title of "king" (wáng 王) borne by the previous Shang and Zhou rulers, he assumed the invented title of "emperor" (huángdì 皇帝), which would see continuous use by monarchs in China for the next two ...

  6. Political systems of Imperial China - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_systems_of...

    The ancient Chinese text Han Feizi proposed the establishment of the first all-encompassing autocratic monarchy for the future of the state. [3] The imperial system would eventually be constituted by the time of the establishment of the Qin , which would introduce the system of Three Lords and Nine Ministers as well as fostering the system of ...

  7. Chinese Empire - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_empire

    Originally emerged as a loose collection of various Han Chinese-speaking entities during the Warring States period, the Qin's wars of unification brought most of the Huaxia realm into one single dynasty, establishing Qin as the first imperial dynasty in 221 BC, the year where the first Chinese empire was established. [20]

  8. Ancient Chinese states - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Chinese_states

    Fang States (Chinese:⽅) refer to the various tribes and states during the Shang dynasty in ancient China. Today, scholars' understanding of these states primarily comes from oracle bone inscriptions unearthed from the late Shang dynasty Yinxu. In these inscriptions, these tribal states are often referred to as name + "方".

  9. Li Si - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Si

    Li Si ([lì sɹ̩́]; c. 280 – 208 BC) was a Chinese calligrapher, philosopher, and politician of the Qin dynasty.He served as Chancellor from 246 to 208 BC, first under King Zheng of the state of Qin—who later became Qin Shi Huang, the "First Emperor" of the Qin dynasty.