diff --git a/.automate/.improve-state.tsv b/.automate/.improve-state.tsv index 6e4dbf1..b0f2fd8 100644 --- a/.automate/.improve-state.tsv +++ b/.automate/.improve-state.tsv @@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ 5dccc5 1771805828 5f1362 1771805910 61a12b 1771806004 +68261c 1771806099 diff --git a/.automate/continuous-improve.log b/.automate/continuous-improve.log index 66e512c..0901bd1 100644 --- a/.automate/continuous-improve.log +++ b/.automate/continuous-improve.log @@ -4641,3 +4641,13 @@ To https://gitea.home.everyonce.com/daniel/factbase-ancient-history.git [?25h status: UPDATED | Egyptian Hieroglyphics | changes: Applied 22 review answers; fixed duplicate title, malformed period-of-use tag (@t[3200 BCE..400] → @t[~3200 BCE..~400 CE]), incorrect @t[?] on 1822 decipherment (→ @t[=1822]), broken footnote separator; enriched System section (added determinatives, replaced vague "logographic/syllabic/alphabetic" with precise three-type description), enriched Book of the Dead entry with date range @t[~1550 BCE..~50 BCE], added Coptic as final script stage, added 2 new footnotes; filed bug #88 for apply_review_answers not clearing answered stale questions; committed and pushed +[main be8ff9e] improve: Egyptian Hieroglyphics + 5 files changed, 156 insertions(+) + delete mode 100644 .factbase/factbase.db-shm + delete mode 100644 .factbase/factbase.db-wal +[2026-02-23 00:21:39] ✅ Committed: improve: Egyptian Hieroglyphics +[2026-02-23 00:21:39] Done (87s) — UPDATED +[2026-02-23 00:21:44] [23/66] Next up... +[2026-02-23 00:21:44] ━━━ [Qin Shi Huang] (68ae1b) reviews=0 garbage=0 ━━━ +[2026-02-23 00:21:44] 🧹 Bash cleanup applied +[2026-02-23 00:21:44] 🔍 Enrichment + review pass diff --git a/.automate/improve-history.log b/.automate/improve-history.log index 31a6894..de6d4a0 100644 --- a/.automate/improve-history.log +++ b/.automate/improve-history.log @@ -88,3 +88,6 @@ [2026-02-23T00:20:04+00:00] 61a12b | Babylon status: UPDATED | Babylon | changes: Fixed duplicate heading; removed review queue block (apply_review_answers bug worked around); added BCE temporal tags throughout; enriched with Akkadian etymology, peak population (~200k), site area (~900ha), Walls of Babylon as 7th Wonder, Sennacherib 689 BCE destruction, Neo-Babylonian empire dates, Nebuchadnezzar II reign, Dalley Nineveh theory, Saddam Hussein reconstruction, 2024 Iraqi excavation (478 artifacts); added footnotes [^3][^4]; filed Vikunja bug #87 for apply_review_answers silent failure duration: 87s +[2026-02-23T00:21:39+00:00] 68261c | Egyptian Hieroglyphics + status: UPDATED | Egyptian Hieroglyphics | changes: Applied 22 review answers; fixed duplicate title, malformed period-of-use tag (@t[3200 BCE..400] → @t[~3200 BCE..~400 CE]), incorrect @t[?] on 1822 decipherment (→ @t[=1822]), broken footnote separator; enriched System section (added determinatives, replaced vague "logographic/syllabic/alphabetic" with precise three-type description), enriched Book of the Dead entry with date range @t[~1550 BCE..~50 BCE], added Coptic as final script stage, added 2 new footnotes; filed bug #88 for apply_review_answers not clearing answered stale questions; committed and pushed + duration: 87s diff --git a/.factbase/factbase.db-shm b/.factbase/factbase.db-shm new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1aa56ef Binary files /dev/null and b/.factbase/factbase.db-shm differ diff --git a/.factbase/factbase.db-wal b/.factbase/factbase.db-wal new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0a2895b Binary files /dev/null and b/.factbase/factbase.db-wal differ diff --git a/logs/mcp-puppeteer-2026-02-23.log b/logs/mcp-puppeteer-2026-02-23.log index 1f6aed0..263f414 100644 --- a/logs/mcp-puppeteer-2026-02-23.log +++ b/logs/mcp-puppeteer-2026-02-23.log @@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ {"level":"info","message":"Starting MCP server","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 00:20:13.916"} {"level":"info","message":"MCP server started successfully","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 00:20:13.919"} {"level":"info","message":"Puppeteer MCP Server closing","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 00:21:36.543"} +{"level":"info","message":"Starting MCP server","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 00:21:46.811"} +{"level":"info","message":"MCP server started successfully","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 00:21:46.813"} diff --git a/rulers/qin-shi-huang.md b/rulers/qin-shi-huang.md index b2d06cb..e54c577 100644 --- a/rulers/qin-shi-huang.md +++ b/rulers/qin-shi-huang.md @@ -1,29 +1,30 @@ # Qin Shi Huang -# Qin Shi Huang - ## Overview Qin Shi Huang (259–210 BCE) was the first emperor of a unified China, founding the Qin dynasty and establishing centralized imperial governance that would endure for over two millennia. @t[259 BCE..210 BCE] ## Key Facts -- Born: 259 BCE, State of Zhao @t[=259 BCE] -- Died: 210 BCE (age 49) @t[=210 BCE] -- Reign as emperor: 221–210 BCE @t[221 BCE..210 BCE] -- Original name: Ying Zheng -- Dynasty: Qin +- Born: February 259 BCE, Handan (capital of Zhao) @t[=259 BCE] +- Died: 12 July 210 BCE (age 49) @t[=210 BCE] +- King of Qin: 247–221 BCE @t[247 BCE..221 BCE] [^1] +- Reign as emperor: 221–210 BCE @t[221 BCE..210 BCE] +- Original name: Ying Zheng (also known as Zhao Zheng) +- Dynasty: Qin +- Chief minister: Li Si [^1] ## Achievements -- Unified the Warring States into a single empire (221 BCE) @t[=221 BCE] [^1] -- Standardized weights, measures, currency, and writing across China -- Began construction of the Great Wall by linking existing fortifications -- Built an extensive road and canal network -- Terracotta Army: ~8,000 life-sized warrior figures guarding his mausoleum, discovered 1974 [^2] +- Unified the Warring States into a single empire (221 BCE) @t[=221 BCE] [^1] +- Standardized weights, measures, currency, and writing across China @t[221 BCE..210 BCE] [^1] +- Began construction of the Great Wall by linking existing fortifications @t[~221 BCE..210 BCE] [^1] +- Built an extensive road and canal network @t[221 BCE..210 BCE] [^1] +- Expanded the empire south into Yue lands (modern Hunan and Guangdong) and conquered the Ordos Plateau from the Xiongnu @t[221 BCE..210 BCE] [^1] +- Terracotta Army: ~8,000 life-sized warrior figures, 130 chariots with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses guarding his mausoleum; discovered 1974; main tomb mound remains unexcavated [^2] ## Controversies -- Burning of books and burying of scholars (~213–212 BCE) @t[213 BCE..212 BCE] -- Harsh Legalist governance -- Massive forced labor for construction projects +- Burning of books and burying of scholars (~213–212 BCE) @t[213 BCE..212 BCE] [^1] +- Harsh Legalist governance @t[221 BCE..210 BCE] [^1] +- Massive forced labor for construction projects @t[221 BCE..210 BCE] [^1] ## Legacy The Qin dynasty collapsed shortly after his death (206 BCE), but his unification model was adopted by the succeeding Han dynasty. @t[=206 BCE] @@ -31,58 +32,10 @@ The Qin dynasty collapsed shortly after his death (206 BCE), but his unification --- [^1]: Sima Qian, *Records of the Grand Historian* (*Shiji*) [^2]: Portal, J. *The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army* (British Museum, 2007) ---- ## Review Queue -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Born: 259 BCE, State of Zhao" - when was this true? -> 259 BCE event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Died: 210 BCE (age 49)" - when was this true? -> 210 BCE event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Reign as emperor: 221–210 BCE" - when was this true? -> 210 BCE event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Original name: Ying Zheng" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Dynasty: Qin" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Unified the Warring States into a single empire (221 BCE) [^1]" - when was this true? -> 221 BCE event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Standardized weights, measures, currency, and writing across China" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Began construction of the Great Wall by linking existing fortifications" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Built an extensive road and canal network" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Terracotta Army: ~8,000 life-sized warrior figures guarding his mausoleum, di..." - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Burning of books and burying of scholars (~213–212 BCE)" - when was this true? -> 212 BCE event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Harsh Legalist governance" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Massive forced labor for construction projects" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Born: 259 BCE, State of Zhao" - what is the source? -> Sima Qian Shiji [^1] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Died: 210 BCE (age 49)" - what is the source? -> Sima Qian Shiji [^1] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 12: "Reign as emperor: 221–210 BCE" - what is the source? -> Sima Qian Shiji [^1] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 13: "Original name: Ying Zheng" - what is the source? -> Sima Qian Shiji [^1] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 14: "Dynasty: Qin" - what is the source? -> Sima Qian Shiji [^1] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 18: "Standardized weights, measures, currency, and writing across China" - what is the source? -> Sima Qian Shiji [^1] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 19: "Began construction of the Great Wall by linking existing fortifications" - what is the source? -> Sima Qian Shiji [^1] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 20: "Built an extensive road and canal network" - what is the source? -> Sima Qian Shiji [^1] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 24: "Burning of books and burying of scholars (~213–212 BCE)" - what is the source? -> Sima Qian Shiji [^1] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 25: "Harsh Legalist governance" - what is the source? -> Sima Qian Shiji [^1] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 26: "Massive forced labor for construction projects" - what is the source? -> Sima Qian Shiji [^1] + - [x] `@q[stale]` Line 21: "Terracotta Army: ~8,000 life-sized warrior figures guarding his mausoleum, di..." - Portal source from 2007 may be outdated, is this still accurate? > Established scholarship remains current. \ No newline at end of file