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jan 1, 212 BC - Burning of Books and Burying of Scholars

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The burning of books and burying of scholars, also known as burning the books and executing the ru scholars, refers to the supposed burning of texts in 213 BCE and live burial of 460 Confucian scholars in 212 BCE by the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty. This was alleged to have destroyed philosophical treatises of the Hundred Schools of Thought, with the goal of strengthening the official Qin governing philosophy of Legalism.

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jan 1, 212 BC
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~ 2239 years ago

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