Rule of Shi Huangdi (Zheng) (mar 1, 246 BC – jan 7, 212 BC)
Description:
-Standardized weights, measures, coinage, writing, and axel length-Came to power as a teenager, was guided by Legalists
-Burned Confucian text and killing scholars (persuaded by Li Si)
-Drove the nomads north, connected previous walls to form the Great Wall of China (its function was offensive, not defensive)
-The Xiongnu Confederacy were a threat, so they Qin created an oppressive program of compulsory military and labor service
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Date:
mar 1, 246 BC
jan 7, 212 BC
~ 34 years