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Qin Shihuang

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The section needs to clarify (with appropriate sources natch) that the ancient literature of China was not lost during QSH's purges, even assuming their historicity and attempted thoroughness. The First Emperor burned everyone else's copies of the works but kept his own at Xianyang and/or Epang, which were subsequently burned by Han and Chu during the collapse of the Qin. That was the moment of their actual loss, which is worth noting in the same way that Alexandria needs several caveats. — LlywelynII 12:23, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Nazi book burnings

Latest comment: 5 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This was added in 2014 and still remains in the article:

In other cases, such as the Nazi book burnings, other copies of the destroyed books survive

I'm not sure this is true based on the material contained within the Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce article. I am close to removing it from this article. The fact that it has been here since 2014 with nobody noticing is more of a problem. Viriditas (talk) 21:20, 31 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Qin Shihuang

Nazi book burnings