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title: "Why was the Great Wall of China built?"  
description: "Why was the Great Wall of China built?"  
author: "Erick Wilsom"  
published: 2023-10-17  
updated: 2023-10-17  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/103540/why-was-the-great-wall-of-china-built  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["history"]  

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# Why was the Great Wall of China built?




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