Can anybody tell me abt interesting facts of Qin Shi Huang??

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Answer 1

Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 BC - 210 BC) fascinates people when they talk about the Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses - his two greatest achievements to China. As the first emperor of China, he indeed has a profound influence on Chinese history and culture.

How did he come to the throne?

Emperor Qin Shi Huang, born as Ying Zheng in 259 BC, was the son of the king of the Qin State. At the age of thirteen, he succeeded his father's regality. Ying Zheng was very aggressive and ambitious at an early age. He assumed full power at 22 by ridding himself of his premier, Lu Buwei, who acted as regent while he was a minor. He wanted to unify and subjugate all the states like Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan and Qi by the powerful political, economic and military strength of the Qin State. Ying Zheng realized his ambition and built the first feudal and centralized empire in Chinese history in 221 BC. This was what we called - the Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 206 BC). Ying Zheng was the first emperor of a united China, so he proclaimed himself Qin Shi Huang.

"Qin Shi Huang"
When Ying Zheng unified China, he considered his achievement surpassing the legendary "San Huang (three emperors)" and "Wu Di (five sovereigns)". He created a new title for himself: "Huangdi" together with "Shi (means the first)", hence get the name "Qin Shi Huang" or "Qin Shi Huangdi", which means he was the first emperor of China. He hoped his descendants would follow in his steps to rule China for eternity.

Achievements and Defects

In order to consolidate the nascent empire, Qin Shi Huang reformed politics, economy and culture. In politics, he abolished the hereditary vassal enfeoffment system and established prefectures and counties, ruled directly by the emperor. Based on the original rules of the Qin State, the emperor adopted some regulations of other rival states to form a workable law of the Qin Dynasty. In economy, he claimed that both the agriculture and commerce were very important. People should have them developed together. Besides, tax system began to function and coinage and metrology were all standardized. In culture, the emperor unified the Chinese characters in writing, which promoted the development of the Chinese culture. However, he also suppressed scholars who were not to his liking. Consequently, many scholars involved were killed in Xian Yang.

The symbol of the Chinese ancient civilization, the Great Wall bears witness to Qin Shihuang's centralism. He ordered conscript laborers to link together the defensive works against marauding nomads already built by the former states. That was the forerunner of the modern Great Wall. Another world-famous achievement is the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xian, which was discovered nearby the mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Both are the wonders of China. But during their construction, countless conscripts lost their lives. It's really wasting manpower and resources.

Decline of the First Emperor
Qin Shi Huang longed for longevity, so he sent his ministers to go on quests seeking for an elixir of immortality. However, death claimed him before he could find success on that matter. The emperor departed from the world of the living in 210 BC while traveling. The Peasant Uprising led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang broke out soon after Hu Hai, the second generation, got onto the throne. Accordingly, the Qin Dynasty came to an abrupt end in 206 BC. Qin Shi Huang is truly an epoch-making historic emperor in China's history.


Qin dynasty
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Emperor Qin Shi Huang

Qin Shi Huang, whose original name was Qin Zheng, was born a prince during the Warring States period in China’s history. He ascended the throne at 13 and by 21 had assumed full power. He aggressively conquered the feudal states and took control of the whole of China in 221 BC. Qin proclaimed himself as Shi Huang Di, or "commencing emperor”, bringing himself on par with the gods and announcing his divine right to rule China. He had edicts carved – in a new Imperial script he developed – on the walls of sacred mountains around China to declare its unification under his rule.

During his rule, Qin standardised weights and measures, the currency and even the length of the axles of carts, which allowed every cart to run smoothly in the ruts of the extensive network of new roads he ordered built to connect his provinces. Qin took drastic measures to quell rebellions. He tried to wipe out heresy by burning classic literature – except books on medicine, divination and agriculture – and even ordered 460 Confucianists to be buried alive. He confiscated weapons, and implemented a harsh legal system to punish offences. Qin commissioned the construction of his tomb – the famous mausoleum in Xi’an filled with terracotta soldiers – when he was still young. He died touring eastern China, searching for the legendary “lost islands of the immortals”.

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Can anybody tell me abt interesting facts of Qin Shi Huang??
i nid it fer project, i kannot find any info abt this topic...pls help!!!~

Answer 4

Oh, good grief, kid. He's one of the most famous people in the history of the world. Any decent encyclopedia (a good one, not wicky-wacky) will have a brief article about him, and if that doesn't give you enough facts, there are histories of ancient China and biographies of the man himself that will tell you more.

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king of the Chinese State of Qin from 247 BCE to 221 BCE, and then the first emperor of a unified China from 221 BCE to 210 BCE,

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You're too lazy to go to the library.
Singaporean students learn about him in their secondary 2 history class. Go check it out urself

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http://www.cnhomestay.com/city/terracotta/xian_history.htm

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/shaanxi/xian/terra_cotta_army/mausoleum_1.htm

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Oh ... the stupid emperor who think no one can be cleverer than him by burning all the books he find. what a dumb ***.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang

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go to the library