EAS103H1 Chapter Notes -Ban Gu, Sima Qian, Ban Zhao
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Qin dynasty destroyed zhou royal domain in 256 bce. Influential person during this time= lu buwei. Could use his wealth to gain political favor= high social mobility. Came up with a scheme to favor a possible heir to the throne and help him succeed it. He later on became chancellor and became regent when the new king was enthroned. One of the orders was that people who had gotten money through their own enterprises be given ranks. Lu recruited scholars to come to qin to write a book about a unified realm that he dreamed of. After a while the king began to rule on his own and sent lu away. Lu saw he was losing favor with the king and killed himself. Qin conquered 6 more states and expanded their territory. King cheng thought the title king wasn"t enough and changed it to emperor.
