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Essentially, it overthrew itself. The nation gradually weakened, and eventually was being controlled by powerfull nobles. The nobles rebelled and declared themselves kings, and and the dynasty ended in 256 BC. Qin Shi Huang reunited china in 221, after the warring states period. Eventually, the Qin Dynasty was created.

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