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Also known as State of Qin, Qinguo, Ch'in, Chin, Tsine, Ch'in-kuo, Chin-kuo, State of Ch'in

Chinese state from the 9th century BC to 207 BC

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Capital
Quanqiu ( 犬丘 ) Qinyi ( 秦邑 ) Qian ( 汧 ) Pingyang ( 平陽 ) Yong ( 雍 ) Jingyang ( 涇陽 ) Yueyang Xianyang
Common languages
Old Chinese
Religion
Chinese folk religion Ancestor veneration
Government
Monarchy
Established
9th century BC
Founded by feizi
860 BC?
Enfeoffment by ping of zhou
770 BC
Declared empire
221 BC
Dissolution
207 BC
Currency
Ban Liang coins

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dissolved, abolished or demolished date
0221-00-00
inception
0905-00-00
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Qin (state)
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Today part ofChina

Qin (CHIN, /tʃɪn/, or Ch'in) was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. It is traditionally dated to 897 BC. The state of Qin originated from a reconquest of western lands that had previously been lost to the Xirong. Its location at the western edge of Chinese civilisation allowed for expansion and development that was not available to its rivals in the North China Plain.

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