Ten Crimes of Qin

Ten Crimes of Qin

Confucian historians condemned the emperor Qin Shi Huang in the "Ten Crimes of Qin", a list that was compiled to highlight his tyrannical actions. The famous Han poet and statesman Jia Yi concluded his essay "The Faults of Qin" with what was to become the standard Confucian judgment of the reasons for Qin's collapse. Jia Yi's essay, admired as a masterpiece of rhetoric and reasoning, was copied into two great Han histories and has had a far-reaching influence on Chinese political thought as a classic illustration of Confucian theory. He explained the ultimate weakness of Qin as a result of its ruler's ruthless pursuit of power, the precise factor which had made it so powerful; for as Confucius had taught, the strength of a government ultimately is based on the support of the people and virtuous conduct of the ruler.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Qin Shi Huang — This article is about Qin Shi Huangdi, an ancient Chinese king and emperor. For other uses, see Qin Shi Huang (disambiguation). Qin Shi …   Wikipedia

  • Qin Er Shi — Ying Huhai (嬴胡亥) Ancestral name (姓): Ying (嬴) Clan name (氏): Zhao (趙) Given name (名): Huhai (胡亥) Qin Er Shi (秦二世) Dates of reign: Oct. 210 BC–beg …   Wikipedia

  • Chinese numbered policies — One distinctive element of Chinese political discourse is the use of numbered policies in both the People s Republic of China and the Republic of China. The use of numbers to refer to policies dates from pre modern China. Examples include: 1 One… …   Wikipedia

  • Jia Yi — (賈誼, pinyin: Jiǎ Yí; Chia I, Wade Giles; 201 BCE – 169 BCE) was a Chinese poet and statesman of the Han Dynasty. Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 See also 4 Notes …   Wikipedia

  • Examples of feudalism — are helpful to fully understand feudalism and feudal society. Feudalism was practiced in many different ways, depending on location and time period, thus a high level encompassing conceptual definition does not always provide a reader with the… …   Wikipedia

  • china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

  • China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

  • Society and culture of the Han Dynasty — A Western Han jade carved door knocker with designs of Chinese dragons (and two other jade figurines) The Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) was a period of ancient China divided by the Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE) periods …   Wikipedia

  • Tang Dynasty — For the band, see Tang Dynasty (band). Tang 唐 ← …   Wikipedia

  • Chinese kinship — The Chinese kinship system (simplified Chinese: 亲属系统; traditional Chinese: 親屬系統; pinyin: qīn shǔ xì tǒng) is classified as a Sudanese kinship system (also referred to as the Descriptive system ) used to define family. Identified by Lewis Henry… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”