Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, defeated the six other major states and established the Qin Dynasty, the first centralized and unified empire in Chinese history. This event occurred in 221 BCE; January 1 of Year 1 is used here as a date placeholder.
Unification of China by Qin Shi Huang
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