Qin SHi Huang's Life |
Dynastic Cycle |
History of the qin Dynasty |
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221 B.C.E- Emperor Qin Shi Hunag unites China under one rule starting the Qin Dynasty
220 B.C.E- Construction of the Great Wall of China begins
214 B.C.E- The Ligqu Canal is engineered by Shi Lu, and is the oldest contour canal in the world
213 B.C.E- Burning of the Books and Burying of the Scholars begins
210 B.C.E- Over 8,000 Terracotta Warriors are buried inside the Emperor's Tomb
210 B.C.E- Emperor Qin Shi Huang dies
209 B.C.E-Qin Er Shi (son of Qin Shi Huang) is crowned Emperor
208 B.C.E- The chief eunuch Zhao Gao has the chancellor Li Si executed, destabilizing Qin as the rebellions of Xiang Yu and others become more widespread
207 B.C.E- Battle of Julu. Liu Bang's rebel force enters Guanzhong, the heartland of Qin. The last Qin ruler, Ziying, kills Zhao Gao and surrenders to Liu Bang
206 B.C.E- In the first month of 206 BC, after Liu Bang occupied the Qin capital of Xianyang, Xiang Yu's rebel force arrives at the city and plunders it, destroying the Epang Palace by fire and killing Ziying and members of the Qin royal family. Although Ziying had already surrendered to Liu Bang in the last month of 207 BC, this event is viewed by historians as the final event of the Qin Dynasty.
220 B.C.E- Construction of the Great Wall of China begins
214 B.C.E- The Ligqu Canal is engineered by Shi Lu, and is the oldest contour canal in the world
213 B.C.E- Burning of the Books and Burying of the Scholars begins
210 B.C.E- Over 8,000 Terracotta Warriors are buried inside the Emperor's Tomb
210 B.C.E- Emperor Qin Shi Huang dies
209 B.C.E-Qin Er Shi (son of Qin Shi Huang) is crowned Emperor
208 B.C.E- The chief eunuch Zhao Gao has the chancellor Li Si executed, destabilizing Qin as the rebellions of Xiang Yu and others become more widespread
207 B.C.E- Battle of Julu. Liu Bang's rebel force enters Guanzhong, the heartland of Qin. The last Qin ruler, Ziying, kills Zhao Gao and surrenders to Liu Bang
206 B.C.E- In the first month of 206 BC, after Liu Bang occupied the Qin capital of Xianyang, Xiang Yu's rebel force arrives at the city and plunders it, destroying the Epang Palace by fire and killing Ziying and members of the Qin royal family. Although Ziying had already surrendered to Liu Bang in the last month of 207 BC, this event is viewed by historians as the final event of the Qin Dynasty.