Confucian historians condemned the emperor Qin Shi Huang in the Ten Crimes of Qin, a list that was compiled to highlight his tyrannical actions. The famous Han poet and statesman Jia Yi concluded his essay The Faults of Qin (:zh:过秦论) with what was to become the standard Confucian judgment of the reasons for Qin's collapse.
Confucian historians condemned Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the Ten Crimes of Qin, a list compiled to emphasize his tyrannical actions. The renowned Han poet and statesman Jia Yi concluded his essay The Faults of Qin (:zh:过秦论) with what became the standard Confucian judgment for the reasons behind Qin's downfall.