Qin State (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Qin (778 BC-207 BC) was a Chinese feudal state that existed during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods of Chinese history. It emerged as one of the dominant superpowers of the Seven Warring States by the 3rd century BC and eventually united China under its rule in 221 BC, after which it is referred to as the Qin Dynasty. According to the 2nd century BC historical text Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian, the Qin state traced its origin to Zhuanxu, one of the Five Emperors in ancient times. Dafei, an ancestor of the royal clan of Qin, helped Yu the Great in educating the people on flood control techniques, and was granted the family name of "Ying" by Shun. The occidental Ying clan was first ennobled in the beginning of the 9th century BC. Feizi of Qin served King Xiao of Zhou as a royal horse trainer and breeder, and was rewarded for his efforts with a fief in Quanqiu (present-day Tianshui, Gansu province) and a marriage to a princess.