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 * There were four dynasties that and rebuilt the wall after the first dynasty that built the wall, the Qin dynasty. The four dynasties were the Han, Sui, Jin, and the Ming. The Ming was the most they are the last one to rebuilt the wall with stones and bricks. **

Great Wall of Sui

Great Wall of Jin

During the Ming Dynasty, the Great Wall become important again. Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang began to repair the wall of his reign. He assigned his son Zhu di and his generals to repair the wall and build watch towers and forts on it. The Great Wall was a way to keep away invaders from the north such as Mongols. In the next 200 years the wall was ultimately covering over 4500 miles.

Ming Great Wall

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