020 - Nothing Can Stop the Qin

Everything we have built up towards is coming to a head. The Qi are about to fall out of the race, leaving just the Qin. And by the end of it all, Qin Shi Huang Di is crowned king of the Qin state...All that and more on this week's episode of "The History of China"

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Listen to this episode from The History of China on Spotify. Everything we have built up towards is coming to a head. The Qi are about to fall out of the race, leaving just the Qin.

Map of the day. See the city of Ying at the south end. (This map is after the Qin’s taking of it in 278). Also, see the Wei River and Yellow River split at the “Tri-state” border of the Wei, Han, and Qin.

BATTLE MAP: Changpin. Like Cannae, but way more epic

Look at that, we have now planted our flag in the world of gif media.

Qin expansion map.

Depiction of the Battle of Changpin

King Zhuangxiang of Qin. He is famous, sure, but not as famous as his son…Qin Shi Huang Di