The Qin Dynasty is here. Though, just because you beat everyone in combat doesn't mean you are automatically a unified dynasty. Standardization across the realm needs to happen, and nomads to the north have to be dealt with. All that and more on this week's episode of "The History of China".

We have made it to Qin Shi Huang Di, the man who is credited with unifying all of China and ushering in the first imperial dynasty - The Qin Dynasty.

Everything we have built up towards is coming to a head. The Qi are about to fall out of the race, leaving just the Qin. And by the end of it all, Qin Shi Huang Di is crowned king of the Qin state...All that and more on this week's episode of "The History of China"

The First Vertical Alliance may have failed, but plans to stop the Qin don't die just yet. Can the Qi State brings itself back to the top dog spot? All that and more on this week's episode.

The First Vertical Alliance, a cabal of six powerful warring states joined together by Su Qin, look to stop the Qin. The Qin are in a 1 v. 6, but can they prevail? All that and more on this week's episode of The History of China.

While this episode could be equally be called "The Warring States Period Pt. V", this episode dives in head first into the rise of the Qin State. Shang Yang is about to revamp the whole state with his Legalist codes.

The way the Wei got out of the way.......

This week, we dive into the conflicts initiated by King Hui of Wei and watch as Sun Bin, the great great great grandson of Sun Tzu (The Art of War), brings the Qi state to a whole new level.

War in afoot. The Three Jin's peaceful equilibrium of power is broken. Elsewhere, the Qi state rises to near unstoppable power. We know the philosophies, we know the foundations, now we just watch as they play out in incredible violence and political intrigue.

...The Hundred Schools....

It is time to look at some of the preeminent philosophies of the Warring States Period (A.k.a. Hundred Schools Period). Taoism/Daoism, Confucianism, and Legalism will all be delved into in this week's episode!

....In the Beginning.

The partition of Jin and the start of the Warring States!

No one really knows what the specific starting point of the Warring States Period was. 475 BC? 453 BC? 403 BC? There is no one single consensus. But it is generally agreed upon that the partition of Jin marks the beginning of the Warring States period.