Qin

Name of an Eastern Zhou state centered in the Wei River valley of Shaanxi province, China, and of the dynasty (221-206 BC) founded after the Qin state had conquered and absorbed the various states ruling the rest of China. The first emperor of the dynasty, Qin Shihuangdi, established his capital at Xianyang near Chang'an. He was the first emperor of a united China and was buried in a large mounded tomb near Xian City. A terra-cotta army of over 7000 lifesize soldiers protected him in three long pits. The Qin dynasty was known for the standardization of weights and measures as well as coinage and the development of a state infrastructure. Though short-lived, it was the first dynasty to unite under a single rule most of the area since regarded as belonging to China proper.

[Ch’in]. Name of an Eastern Zhou state centred in the Wei River valley of Shaanxi province, China, and of the dynasty (221-206 bc) founded after the Qin state had conquered and absorbed the various states ruling the rest of China. The first emperor of the dynasty, Qin Shi Huangdi, established his capital at Xianyang near ChanG’AN. The Western name ‘China’ derives from the name of the Qin dynasty which, though short-lived, was the first dynasty to unite under a single rule most of the area since regarded as belonging to China proper.