Key Players In China's Fight For Power

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There were seven states that emerged as key players in China’s fight for power. They were the Han, the Chao, the Wei, the Ch'u, the Yen, the Ch'i and the Qin. But it was the state of Qin who emerged as the most powerful among the warring states and it was their king who would ultimately unite the states and become ruler over all of them and it was Ying Zheng at that time.

Another leader was Shi Huangdi but he was considered a cruel and brutal one because he abolished local customs to minimize the differences between languages so that everyone could understand each other.

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