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Qin dynasty

dynasty that ruled in China from 221 to 206 BC

20 dated entries naming Qin dynasty, drawn from 15 separate years between 314 BCE and 127 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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4th century BC

3rd century BC

  • 246 BCEThe Zhengguo Canal, approximately one hundred miles long, is built across the current-day province of Shaanxi in China, greatly adding to the agricultural productivity of the area and to the military potency of the Qin dynasty.source
  • 232 BCEXiang Yu, Chinese rebel general against the Qin dynasty, as well as the later nemesis of Liu Bang in the civil war of the Chu-Han contention (d. 202 BC)source
  • 229 BCEQin Er Shi, Chinese emperor of the Qin Dynasty (d. 207 BC)source
  • 221 BCEThe state of Qi – by now the only other independent state in China –, is invaded by the Qin generals Wang Ben, Li Xin and Meng Tian and surrenders after offering minimal resistance. Ying Zheng, the king of Qin unifies China and proclaims himself the First Emperor, as he is the first Chinese sovereign able to rule the whole country, thus ending the Warring States period. He is known by historians as Qin Shi Huang.source
  • 215 BCEIn what is claimed to be a preemptive strike, Qin forces under Meng Tian drive the Xiongnu and other northern peoples from their homeland on the Ordos Plateau.source
  • 210 BCEQin Er Shi becomes Emperor of the Qin dynasty of China. His advisors Zhao Gao and Prime Minister Li Si forge a decree by the late Emperor Qin Shi Huang that orders the execution of Qin Er Shi's elder brother Fusu and Fusu's ally, the general Meng Tian.source
  • 210 BCEMeng Tian, Chinese general of the Qin dynastysource
  • 209 BCEModun khaan inherits Teoman's Hunnu confederations and founds the Xiongnu Empire in Mongolia proper. Modu's forces push into Northern China, threatening the Qin Empire and forcing them to further fortify the Great Wall.source
  • 209 BCEHaving helped to conquer Baiyue in northern Vietnam and southern China for the Qin dynasty, the general Zhao Tuo uses the rebellions against the Qin to establish his own independent kingdom in Nanyue, and conquers the neighboring provinces of Guilin and Xiang. He declares himself King Wu of Nanyue.source
  • 209 BCEIn August, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang begin an uprising to oppose Qinsource
  • 207 BCEThe Chu rebel Xiang Yu defeats the Qin general Zhang Han in the Battle of Julu and becomes the leader of the rebellion against the Qin dynasty.source
  • 207 BCEZhao Gao, Chief eunuch in the service of the Emperors of the Qin dynasty of China (assassinated)source
  • 207 BCEQin Er Shi, Emperor of the Qin dynasty of China (assassinated) (b. 229 BC)source
  • 206 BCEZiying, Chinese ruler of the Qin Dynastysource
  • 205 BCEZhang Han, Chinese general of the Qin dynastysource
  • 204 BCEDong Yi, Chinese general of the Qin Dynasty and conferred with the title of "King of Di"source
  • 202 BCEXiang Yu, rebel leader against the Qin dynasty and nemesis of Liu Bang in the Chu–Han Contention (b. 232 BC)source

2nd century BC

  • 193 BCEXiao He, prime minister of the early Han dynasty in China who has been a key figure in Liu Bang's rise to power after the fall of the Qin dynastysource
  • 127 BCEWei Qing defeats a Xiongnu army near Gaoque. He then invades the Ordos Plateau, defeats the Xiongnu and their Baiyang and Loufan allies in the battles of Puni and Fuli, and then defeats the main Xiongnu force. The conquered territory becomes Shuofang Commandery. Wu orders the foundation of Shuofang City, and the system of defenses that had been built by the Qin dynasty general Meng Tian are repaired.source

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