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Qin Shi Huang
first emperor of Qin Dynasty / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Qin Shi Huang (Chinese: 秦始皇; literally: "First Emperor of Qin"; 18 February 259 B.C. – 10 September 210 B.C.) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and was the first emperor of a unified China.
Quick Facts King of Qin, Reign ...
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1st Emperor of the Qin Dynasty | |||||
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King of Qin | |||||
Reign | 7 May 247 – 220 BC | ||||
Predecessor | King Zhuangxiang | ||||
Emperor of China | |||||
Reign | 220 BC – 10 September 210 BC[1] | ||||
Successor | Qin Er Shi | ||||
Born | 18 February 259 BC | ||||
Died | 30th September 210 BC (aged 49-50) | ||||
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Issue | Crown Prince Fusu Qin Er Shi Prince Gao Prince Jianglü | ||||
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House | Qin | ||||
Father | King Zhuangxiang | ||||
Mother | Queen Dowager Zhao |
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Chinese | 秦始皇 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Literal meaning | "First Emperor of the Qin" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese | 始皇帝 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "First Emperor" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was born Ying Zheng (嬴政) or Zhao Zheng (趙政), a prince of the state of Qin. He became the King Zheng of Qin (秦王政) when he was thirteen, then China's first emperor when he was 38 after the Qin had ruled all of the other Warring States and unified all of China in 221 BC.[2]