Polities

Qin dynasty

Citation Formats

General Reference

History Atlas. "Qin dynasty." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://history.interactiveatlas.org/polities/qin-dynasty.

APA Style

History Atlas. (n.d.). Qin dynasty. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://history.interactiveatlas.org/polities/qin-dynasty

BibTeX

@misc{historyatlas-qin-dynasty,
  author = {History Atlas},
  title = {Qin dynasty},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://history.interactiveatlas.org/polities/qin-dynasty},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The Qin dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of China. 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, culminating in 221 BC with the successful unification of China; Ying Zheng then declared himself Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China.

Facts

Capital

Xianyang 1

Start Year

221 BCE 1

BC year stored as a negative Int per house convention.

End Year

206 BCE 1

BC year stored as a negative Int per house convention.

Cross-Tradition Connections