By 221 BCE, the final kingdom fell, and Zheng proclaimed himself Qin Shi Huangdi or "First Sovereign Emperor of the Qin Dynasty". He called the united empire "Qin", which many academics believe is ...

By 221 B.C. he had unified a collection of warring kingdoms and took the name of Qin Shi Huang Di—the First Emperor of Qin. During his rule, Qin standardized coins, weights, and measures ...

The life-sized terracotta soldiers protecting the tomb of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi (259 BC-210 BC), were accidentally found by well-diggers in 1974. Since the discovery of the First ...

are just one of the many potential risks to opening this inner-most sanctum of the emperor Qin Shi Huangdi's tomb. Experts are also worried about exposing the tomb's sealed army of clay-sculpted ...

multi-ethnic feudal state in Chinese history—the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.). He called himself Qin Shi Huang or “First Emperor of Qin.” He standardized the written script, weights and ...

He was called Qin Shi Huang or "First Emperor of Qin." He standardized the written script, weights and measures, and currency, and established the system of prefectures and counties. The ...

The first emperor to unify China under a single dynasty, Qin Shi Huang Di packed a lot into his earthly reign, from 221 to 210 B.C.Aside from building the first lengths of the Great Wall ...

He became the first emperor of a unified China in 221 BCE. He ruled until his death in 210 BCE at the age of 50. Qin Shi Huangdi remains a controversial figure in Chinese history. After unifying ...