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Qin can refer to:
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Chinese dynasties and states
- Qin (state) (秦), a state of China during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty
- Qin Dynasty (秦), which followed Qin's unification of China in 221 BC and ended in 206 BC
- Da Qin (大秦), Roman Empire, 202 BC to AD 220
- Former Qin (前秦), Di state in the Sixteen Kingdoms period
- Later Qin (后秦), Qiang state in the Sixteen Kingdoms period
- Western Qin (西秦), Xianbei state in the Sixteen Kingdoms period
People in history
- Qin Shi Huang, founder of the Qin Dynasty, surname Ying (赢)
- Qin Zhong (秦仲), General of the Zhou Dynasty, surname from Zhou Gov
- Qin Kai (秦开), grandfather of Qin Wu Yang, Chinese general of the Yan, who conquered the Liaodong Peninsula
- Qin Wu Yang(秦舞陽), Yan's assassin, who followed Jing Ke to Qin state and failed to kill Qin Shi Huang
- Qin Hui(秦檜), who died because of political activities for Jin Dynasty
People
- Qin Jiushao, Chinese mathematician
- Shaobo Qin, Chinese acrobat and actor
- Qin Hao, Chinese actor
Surnames
琴 : Qin in mandarin : Kym, Kam, Cam, Khim in Cantonese-Minnan : Kum in Korean
- from any Qin Player(琴师) in the Shun age
- from Kang clan of Wei (state) from the Zhou Dynasty
- from Xiong clan of Chu (state)
- from Mongol's two-syllable family name Hulei(胡雷:Holoi), Huer(胡尔:Hoyi), Hujin(胡仁:Horen)
秦 : Qin, Chin in mandarin : Ceon in Cantonese : Chin, Jin, Cin in Korean
- from Qin Zhong (秦仲), General of the Zhou Dynasty
- from Qin Wu Yang(秦舞陽), Qin Kai(秦开) in Yan (state), they escape to Liaoning after fall of Yan (state)
- Qin(秦) clan of Baekje, Japanese Shin(神:Jin) clan become to Baekje, they use mixed a surname Qin(秦:Jin)
- Qin(秦) clan of Silla in the 5th century, they escape to somewhere a territorial problem, some remain to Silla
Musical instruments
- Guqin (古琴), formerly named Qin, Chinese stringed musical instrument from Shun age (about 2500 BC)
- Qinqin(秦琴), a Chinese lute-type instrument
- Matouqin (馬頭琴), Morin khuur or Chuurqin, a Mongolian musical instrument
- Huqin (胡琴), a Mongolian musical instrument
- Kayageum (伽倻琴), a Korean musical instrument
- Haegeum (奚琴), a Korean musical instrument
Others
- Shaanxi, abbreviated as Qin (秦), province of China
- Qin County, in Shanxi, China
- Qin River or Qin He, a river in Shanxi that flows south to the Yellow River
- QIN, an acronym for the Quinault Indian Nation.
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