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Realm · 221–207 BCE

Qin Dynasty

Qin Dynasty appears on the map from 221 BCE to 207 BCE. At its greatest recorded extent, in 210 BCE, it covered about 2.13 million km².

One of the realms of Qin dynasty. Qin was a frontier state in north-west China that, after the harsh Legalist reforms of the minister Shang Yang in the 4th century BCE, built the most efficient army and administration of the Warring States. Between 230 and 221 BCE its king, Ying Zheng, conquered the six rival states and declared himself Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor.

See Qin Dynasty on the map in 210 BCE

Reference map: Qin dynasty territory
Reference map: Qin dynasty territory Ian Remsen · CC0
On the map
221–207 BCE
Greatest extent
210 BCE, about 2.13 million km²
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Wikipedia: Qin dynasty · Wikidata Q7183

Territory through time

YearsArea drawn
221–219 BCE376,736 km²
218–213 BCE1.63 million km²
218–213 BCE377,002 km²
212–211 BCE1.93 million km²
212–211 BCE268,105 km²
210–209 BCE2.13 million km²
210–209 BCE267,357 km²
208–207 BCE267,894 km²

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