The Qin state derived its name from its heartland of Qin, in modern-day Gansu and legalist reforms of Shang Yang in the fourth century BC, during the Warring States period.
The Qin state derived its name from its heartland of Qin, in modern-day Gansu and Shaanxi. The strength of the Qin state was greatly increased by the legalist reforms of Shang Yang in the fourth century BC, during the Warring States period.