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 ...

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 (221-206 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.

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 ...

While the rulers of the warring states had been satisfied ... thus establishing the Qin dynasty. During his campaigns of conquest, the First Emperor had already begun ordering his subordinates ...