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Qin Shi Huangdi (259-210 BCE) is the founder of the [[Dynasties From Shang to Qing|Qin Dynasty]], [[The Emperor|first Emperor]] of China, and one of the most ruthless despots in history. |
'''Qin Shi Huangdi''' (259-210 BCE) is the founder of the [[Dynasties From Shang to Qing|Qin Dynasty]], [[The Emperor|first Emperor]] of China, and one of the most ruthless despots in history. |
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He was born Ying Zheng, the son of a young concubine given as a present to the king of Qin by the scheming merchant Lü Buwei (who may have been his biological father). China was at the time in the throes of the Warring States era, when the impotent Zhou Dynasty had disintegrated into several rival kingdoms, and the state of Qin had emerged as a power to be reckoned with. He became king in 247 BCE and, advised by Legalist philosopher Li Si, he turned Qin into a quasi-totalitarian military powerhouse and embarked on a campaign of conquest to reunify all of China under his rule. He annexed other kingdoms one after the other and, in 221 BCE, Ying Zheng declared himself First August Emperor of the Qin Dynasty (Qin Shi Huangdi). |
He was born Ying Zheng, the son of a young concubine given as a present to the king of Qin by the scheming merchant Lü Buwei (who may have been his biological father). China was at the time in the throes of the Warring States era, when the impotent Zhou Dynasty had disintegrated into several rival kingdoms, and the state of Qin had emerged as a power to be reckoned with. He became king in 247 BCE and, advised by Legalist philosopher Li Si, he turned Qin into a quasi-totalitarian military powerhouse and embarked on a campaign of conquest to reunify all of China under his rule. He annexed other kingdoms one after the other and, in 221 BCE, Ying Zheng declared himself First August Emperor of the Qin Dynasty (Qin Shi Huangdi). |
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== Tropes associated with Qin Shi Huangdi == |
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* [[Ancient Tomb]]: The famous terra-cotta warriors were only the guardians stationed outside it. His tomb itself has never been excavated because of concerns over preserving the contents against oxidization. |
* [[Ancient Tomb]]: The famous terra-cotta warriors were only the guardians stationed outside it. His tomb itself has never been excavated because of concerns over preserving the contents against oxidization. |
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* [[Take Over the World]]: From his perspective, he succeeded, as he ruled ''Tian Xia'', "All under Heaven". |
* [[Take Over the World]]: From his perspective, he succeeded, as he ruled ''Tian Xia'', "All under Heaven". |
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== Qin Shi Huangdi appears in the following works == |
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* ''[[The Emperor and the Assassin]]'' |
* ''[[The Emperor and the Assassin]]'' |
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