In 221 B.C., Ying Zheng, ruler of the State of Qin and a man of ... multi-ethnic feudal state in Chinese history—the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.). He called himself Qin Shi Huang or “First ...

Within three years, the Qin Dynasty was over ... While he was ruthless, he was without doubt one of the most important rulers in Chinese history.

Because of his tyranny and excessive tax collections the Qin Dynasty ended soon after his ... had no children to be buried alive with the dead ruler. In order to prevent disclosure of secrets ...

During the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century BC) and Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century-771 BC), snakes kept their divine status, appeared frequently on bronze ritual vessels and began to ...

11th century-771 BC), offering important historical insights into the pre-Qin era ... king of the Xia Dynasty (c. 21st century-16th century BC), Xia Qi, who reigned as the ruler of "all under ...

According to writings of court historian Siam Qian during the following Han dynasty, Qin ordered the mausoleum's construction shortly after taking the throne. More than 700,000 laborers worked on ...

Decapitated, Kneeling Skeleton Unearthed From a Pit, Believed to Be the Result of a Ritualistic Killing Researchers found a ...

Accordingly, while Qin Shi Huang was the first ruler to unify China, it was the Han dynasty founded by Liu Bang that established a stable imperial polity that normalized the concept of a single ...

Like almost every country, especially those spanning vast territories, China went through a unification process that culminated during the reign of the Qin dynasty, in the era known as the Warring ...

Qin Gang is one of the most high-level officials in the Chinese Communist Party to have been absent for this long Speculation on Qin Gang remained rampant on Wednesday, a day after he was removed ...