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Why did Qin Shihuangdi force all nobles to live at the capital?

He adamantly opposed Confucian teaching.
He knew it would reduce rebellion and infighting.
He thought it would help him put an end to Legalism.
He believed it was the only way to become emperor.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
He knew it would reduce rebellion and infighting.

Moving the nobles to the capital centralized power, kept them under imperial supervision, and deprived them of independent regional power bases—reducing the chance of revolt and factional warfare. The other choices are incorrect: Qin favored Legalist policies (not trying to end Legalism), his actions weren’t primarily about Confucianism, and he was already emperor.