Monday, October 6, 2008

Qin

Qin can refer to:

State


* Qin , a state of China during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty
* Qin Dynasty, which followed Qin's unification of China in 221 BC and ended in 206 BC
* Former Qin, Di state in the Sixteen Kingdoms period
* Later Qin, Qiang state in the Sixteen Kingdoms period
* Western Qin, Xianbei state in the Sixteen Kingdoms period

Person


* Qin Jiushao, Chinese mathematician
* Qin Shi Huang, founder of the Qin Dynasty

Musical instrument


* Guqin, formerly named Qin, Chinese stringed musical instrument

* Qinqin, a lute-type instrument


Other


* Shaanxi, abbreviated as Qin , province of China

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