Ch'In , Dynasty of China (221–206 B.C.)
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CHIN , dynasty of China (221 206 b.c.) chin, dynasty of China, which ruled from 221 b.c. to 206 b.c. The word China is derived from Chin, the...speculated that much of the Great Wall was built during his reign...Loewe, ed., The Cambridge History of China (Vol. 1, 1986...