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Beginnings of The Chinese Empire
The last years of the Zhou dinasty, which lasted for 750 years, were marked by internal conflict between states, led by feudal lords.
In 221 BC, Qin ruler conquered all the others and created the Chinesse Empire, which lasted until 1911. It is said Qin Shi Huang, the Qin ruler had used an army of 1M soldiers.
The first Imperial dynasty was short lived, being followed by the Han dynasty in 202 BC.
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Qin Shi Huang - The First Emperor
Qin Shi Huang became the ruler of Qin at 13. He survived court attempts to replace him and by 37 he was the most powerful man on the planet. He is said to be brutal & superstiuous but all this bad charcaterization come from his succesors:
- He unified the Chinese languages
- He used meritroctatic ways to advance people from all over China.
- Was a promoter of Legalism, parting away from Confucianism ritual and favouring written laws.
- He is said to burn books (bamboo sticks) but most likely he did that to create a common culture.
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The Terracotta Army
It is said that Qin Shi Huang was obsesed by imortality. He it said to have been traveling the country in search of a cure for death and took mercury to prolong his life (he died of mercury poisoning).
Discovered in 1974, the terracota army made of 6k real sized soldiers, is though to be the army supposed to protect the emperor after death. Study of the site showed amazing tech achivements, hinting at the superiority of the Qin army:
- weapons had replacable parts which meant they understood standardization
- powerful, automated crosbows were found, which was a very poweful weapon by that time.
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