Realm · 750–219 BCE
Qin
Qin appears on the map from 750 BCE to 219 BCE. At its greatest recorded extent, in 221 BCE, it covered about 1.63 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.
- On the map
- 750–219 BCE
- Greatest extent
- 221 BCE, about 1.63 million km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Qin (state) · Wikidata Q1471995
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 750–451 BCE | 56,478 km² |
| 450–405 BCE | 46,479 km² |
| 404–351 BCE | 46,368 km² |
| 350–338 BCE | 53,766 km² |
| 337–327 BCE | 76,018 km² |
| 326–316 BCE | 90,198 km² |
| 315–278 BCE | 632,084 km² |
| 277–231 BCE | 714,404 km² |
| 230–226 BCE | 730,804 km² |
| 225–224 BCE | 791,623 km² |
| 223 BCE | 1.32 million km² |
| 222 BCE | 1.52 million km² |
| 221–219 BCE | 1.63 million km² |
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