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The Historian's Den 844 Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China, ordered the burning of most books and the execution of scholars who disagreed with his policies (213 BC). This brutal attempt to control knowledge and thought had a chilling effect on intellectual pursuits for decades, but it also highlighted the importance of preserving and disseminating knowledge.

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