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Describe one way Qin Shi Huang centralized power.

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He abolished the old feudal (hereditary) states and replaced them with a centrally controlled administrative system: the empire was divided into commanderies (jun) and counties (xian) whose governors and magistrates were appointed by and accountable to the central government rather than being hereditary nobles. This allowed the Qin court to collect taxes and conscript soldiers directly, enforce uniform laws and policies, rotate officials to prevent local power bases, and greatly reduce the independent power of regional aristocrats, thereby concentrating authority in the emperor’s hands.