From around 2000 BC, Chinese civilisation was led by a progression of dynasties until the collapse of the very last Manchu (Qing) Dynasty in 1912. ... Known as Shi Huangdi, "Supreme Emperor of the First Generation", he established the Qin Dynasty (a.k.a. ... This led to the establishing of the "Code of Qin". ... The Qin Dynasty initiated the imperial system in China and set a pattern of changes that followed and developed Traditional China till 1912. ... From the beginning of the first dynasty till the falling stages of the last dynasty, Chinese ...

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However, each theory was different and therefore had different results on the dynasties. ... "Emperor Qin divided the empire into 40 administrative units called "commanderies" which were further divided into districts and counties. ... " Although there were uprisings from the peasants due to the forced labor which eventually led the Qin dynasty to it's end, legalism was a very effective way of stabilizing China and upholding the legal code. ...

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Qin's government strictly enforced laws issued by the rulers, and for this reason it is often described as Legalist. ... Asoka was able to see this and his country flourished whereas Qin's dynasty fell to ruin. ...

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