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The Twelve Metal Colossi (Chinese:十二金人) were twelve metal statues cast after 221 BCE by the order of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. After defeating the other six Warring States during Qin's wars of unification, Qin Shi Huang had their weapons collected and melted them down to be recast as bells and statues. Particularly noteworthy among them were twelve human statues, each said to have weighed a thousand dan (picul).

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  • The Twelve Metal Colossi (Chinese:十二金人) were twelve metal statues cast after 221 BCE by the order of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. After defeating the other six Warring States during Qin's wars of unification, Qin Shi Huang had their weapons collected and melted them down to be recast as bells and statues. Particularly noteworthy among them were twelve human statues, each said to have weighed a thousand dan (picul). Near the end of the Han dynasty, around 190 CE, Dong Zhuo melted down nine of the statues along with other metal items and recast them into coins to finance a personal castle in Mei County near Chang'an. All copper cash became devalued since the new coins did not weigh the same, had no defined edge, or stated value. (en)
  • De tolv metallfigurerna (kinesiska: 十二金人, pinyin: shi'er jinren), ibland bara refererade till som metallfigurerna (金人, jinren) var tolv gigantiska metallstatyer gjutna av den förste kejsaren av Qin efter att ha krossat de rivaliserande kinesiska staterna 221 f.Kr. Statyerna gjordes genom att de besegrade staternas vapen smältes ned. Statyerna ställdes upp i kejsarens palats, Epang, i Xianyang, strax utanför dagens Xi'an i Shaanxiprovinsen, Kina. Sima Qian skriver i Shiji att statyerna vägde 1 000 var. I slutet av östra Handynastin, år 190, lät smälta ned nio av statyerna för att göra mynt av. (sv)
  • 十二金人是秦灭六国后将天下的兵器收缴铸成的十二个大型青铜人立像. (zh)
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  • 十二金人是秦灭六国后将天下的兵器收缴铸成的十二个大型青铜人立像. (zh)
  • The Twelve Metal Colossi (Chinese:十二金人) were twelve metal statues cast after 221 BCE by the order of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. After defeating the other six Warring States during Qin's wars of unification, Qin Shi Huang had their weapons collected and melted them down to be recast as bells and statues. Particularly noteworthy among them were twelve human statues, each said to have weighed a thousand dan (picul). (en)
  • De tolv metallfigurerna (kinesiska: 十二金人, pinyin: shi'er jinren), ibland bara refererade till som metallfigurerna (金人, jinren) var tolv gigantiska metallstatyer gjutna av den förste kejsaren av Qin efter att ha krossat de rivaliserande kinesiska staterna 221 f.Kr. Statyerna gjordes genom att de besegrade staternas vapen smältes ned. Statyerna ställdes upp i kejsarens palats, Epang, i Xianyang, strax utanför dagens Xi'an i Shaanxiprovinsen, Kina. Sima Qian skriver i Shiji att statyerna vägde 1 000 var. (sv)
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  • Twelve Metal Colossi (en)
  • De tolv metallfigurerna (sv)
  • 十二金人 (zh)
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