The Classical Age of China 500 BCE
The later Zhou kingdom is fragmented amongst numerous local states, constantly at war with one another.
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After 500 BCE the Chinese culture area continued to expand into lands inhabited by “barbarian” (i.e. non-Chinese) peoples.
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The state of Qin is the most ruthless in the pursuit of military and administrative efficiency.
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The state of Qin, with its ruthless pursuit of military and administrative efficiency, has conquered all the other states and so unified China. Its ruler has become the “First Emperor”.
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The First Emperor, Qin Shih Huang, and his chief minister, Li Si, imposed a harsh, rigidly centralized regime on the whole of China.
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After the death of the First Emperor, chaos engulfed the country. After a few years, however, the Han dynasty came to power.
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The Han dynasty has given peace and stability to the huge empire, and expanded its borders.
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Between 9 CE and 23 CE a usurper, Wang Mang, ruled China. The Han dynasty was then restored to power.
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The Han empire splits into three kingdoms.
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The three kingdoms have struggled for supremacy, until one of them has conquered the other two and thus reunited China.
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The unification of China under the Western Jin dynasty only lasted a short time. Non-Chinese invaders have taken control of northern China.
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In the north, non-Chinese dynasties rule several kingdoms, while the south forms a single state under a native Chinese dynasty.
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In the north, developments are under way which will prepare the ground for the reunification of China.
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