Imperial Founding · 350–207 BC

Qin 秦

Qín · Huvudstad: Xianyang (just north of Xi'an)

The Qin united China for the first time, and they did it from here. Qin Shi Huang built his capital at Xianyang, his tomb 30 km east at Lishan, and the Terracotta Army to guard it — the single most famous archaeological site in the country. The dynasty lasted only 15 years, but it invented the imperial system that all later dynasties inherited.

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Qin Shi Huang秦始皇

First Emperor — unified China, standardized script, weights and axle widths

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Terracotta warriors standing in the excavation pit, Xi'an

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Terrakottaarmén

8 000 livstora soldater begravda för Kinas förste kejsare — och fortfarande på vakt 2 200 år senare.

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13 dynastier · bläddra för att utforska

Western Zhou西周c. 1046–771 BC Qin秦350–207 BC Western Han西汉202 BC – 9 AD Xin (Wang Mang)新9–23 AD Eastern Han (return)东汉190–195 AD Western Jin (return)西晋313–316 AD Former Zhao前赵319–329 AD Former Qin前秦351–385 AD Later Qin后秦384–417 AD Western Wei西魏535–557 AD Northern Zhou北周557–581 AD Sui隋581–618 AD Tang唐618–907 AD