Qin and Han

Qin and Han: Empire and world order

Qin and Han The Qin dynasty re-established two things crucial to the Chinese worldview: the political unity of the Chinese culture area; and the exalted role of the emperor as the Son of Heaven. The significance of political unity lay in the concentration of power (de) is made possible. But the thought of de conjointly […]

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