Qin standardisation of weights, measures, script and axles

What it is

After unification, Qin imposed official standards for weights and capacity measures, a single currency, small seal script, and a uniform axle width. It created a homogeneous administrative and economic space inherited by all later dynasties.

What it led to

• uniform bureaucratic administration of the empire
• integrated domestic market
• a common script above regional languages

Built on

• Standardized weights and measuresc. 2600 BCE

Made possible

• Chinese clerical script (lishu)c. 200 BCE
• Liu Xin's bronze standard (jialiang)9
• Shuowen Jiezi, first etymological dictionary of Chinese characters100 (presentado en 121)

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