本书讲述了在《史记》中，对春秋战国时期主要国家先人事迹的记载，惟有秦国的年代最久远、世系最完整、事迹最丰富、内容最详细。嬴秦族属是嬴姓族群中的一支，而嬴姓族群自认是黄帝的后裔。嬴秦族属。究竟是否为黄帝、颛顼之后还有待于研究。但是有一点是可以决定的：这个族群很早就在文化上归属于华夏族群，文明发展程度明显高于其他族群，且长期占据"天下共主"的地位。（Among records of major states in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods in Records of the Grand Historian, those of the State of Qin, though fairly distant in time, boast the most complete lineage, enriched events and abundant details. The Qin House of Ying was one branch of the Ying clan, which considered themselves to be descendants of the Yellow Emperor. Whether they were really offspring of the Yellow Emperor and Zhuanxu are still open to debate, but one thing is certain: this family had long been part of the Huaxia confederation of tribes which had a much more developed civilization than other groups and had long shared political sovereignty.
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