Death of Qin Shi Huang and End Of The Qing Dynasty
Qin Shi Huang passed away in 210 B.C. during a trip to eastern China. To conceal the smell of his body, officials accompanying him filled 10 carts with fish. They also created a fake letter from Qin Shi Huang to crown prince Fu Su, instructing him to end his own life. Fu Su obeyed, enabling the officials to install Qin Shi Huang’s younger son as the new emperor.
In just two years, much of the empire rebelled against the new ruler, leading to ongoing rebellions and fights. Warlord Xiang Yu swiftly defeated the Qin army, killed the emperor, sacked the capital, and divided the empire into 18 states. Liu Bang, granted control over the Han River Valley, rose against other local rulers and waged a three-year rebellion against Xiang Yu. By 202 B.C., Xiang Yu took his own life, and Liu Bang became the Han Dynasty emperor. He adopted many Qin dynasty practices and customs.
Qing Dynasty: History, Emperors, Timeline & Facts
The Qing Dynasty (221-206 BCE) was the first dynasty of the Imperial of China. This era is also defined as the era of centralization because of the dynastic government in China between 221 BCE and 206 BCE. This dynasty united all separate states following the Warring States Period (c. 481-221 BCE). When the Zhou Dynasty was getting weaker (1046-256 BCE), there was a lot of fighting happening all the time.
In this article, we are going to discuss the Qing Dynasty in detail.
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