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imported>Lady Kyashira Created page with "{{Era|Individuals}}{{WP-REAL}} {{Stub}} '''Meng Tian''' (蒙恬; c. 250 BCE – 210 BCE) was a Chinese general and inventor of the Qin dynasty who served under Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. Hailing from a line of military generals and architects, Meng Tian distinguished himself in the Qin's campaigns against the Xiongnu and in the construction of the Great Wall of China.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Meng Tian}}</ref> ==Appearances== *''A..." |
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'''Meng Tian''' (蒙恬; c. 250 BCE – 210 BCE) was a [[China|Chinese]] general and | {{Character Infobox | ||
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'''Meng Tian''' (蒙恬; c. 250 BCE – 210 BCE) was a [[China|Chinese]] general and road builder of the [[Qin dynasty]] who served under [[Qin Shi Huang]]. He was placed in command of the Qin {{Wiki|Qin campaign against the Xiongnu|campaign}} against the [[Xiongnu]] in the northern frontier and oversaw the construction of the [[Great Wall of China]] with 300,000 labourers as a bulwark against further nomadic raids.<ref name="Lewis 2007">Lewis, Mark Edward. (2007). "The Paradoxes of Empire". In ''The Early Empires: Qin and Han''. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 51–74.</ref> The invention of the {{wiki|guzheng}}, a string instrument, has also been attributed to him.<ref name="Xiao Tong">{{wiki|Xiao Tong}}. (1982). "Southern Capital Rhapsody". In ''{{wiki|Wen Xuan|Selections of Refined Literature}}'', translated and annotated by David R. Knechtges. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, pp. 311–336.</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 24 December 2025
Meng Tian (蒙恬; c. 250 BCE – 210 BCE) was a Chinese general and road builder of the Qin dynasty who served under Qin Shi Huang. He was placed in command of the Qin campaign against the Xiongnu in the northern frontier and oversaw the construction of the Great Wall of China with 300,000 labourers as a bulwark against further nomadic raids.[1] The invention of the guzheng, a string instrument, has also been attributed to him.[2]
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- ↑ Lewis, Mark Edward. (2007). "The Paradoxes of Empire". In The Early Empires: Qin and Han. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 51–74.
- ↑ Xiao Tong. (1982). "Southern Capital Rhapsody". In Selections of Refined Literature, translated and annotated by David R. Knechtges. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, pp. 311–336.
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