017 - The Rise of Qin

While this episode could be equally be called "The Warring States Period Pt. V", this episode dives in head first into the rise of the Qin State. Shang Yang is about to revamp the whole state with his Legalist codes.

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Listen to this episode from The History of China on Spotify. While this episode could be equally be called "The Warring States Period Pt. V", this episode dives in head first into the rise of the Qin State. Shang Yang is about to revamp the whole state with his Legalist codes.

SPOILERS: Map of the Qin’s rapid expansion from John Keay’s “A History: China”

Su Qin, founder of the First Vertical Alliance

Statue of the Qin State Legalist reformer Shang Yang

Map of China as it was at the start of this episode