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+# Qin Shi Huang
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+# Qin Shi Huang
+
+## Overview
+Qin Shi Huang (259–210 BCE) was the first emperor of a unified China, founding the Qin dynasty and establishing centralized imperial governance that would endure for over two millennia.
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+## Key Facts
+- Born: 259 BCE, State of Zhao
+- Died: 210 BCE (age 49)
+- Reign as emperor: 221–210 BCE
+- Original name: Ying Zheng
+- Dynasty: Qin
+
+## Achievements
+- Unified the Warring States into a single empire (221 BCE) [^1]
+- Standardized weights, measures, currency, and writing across China
+- Began construction of the Great Wall by linking existing fortifications
+- Built an extensive road and canal network
+- Terracotta Army: ~8,000 life-sized warrior figures guarding his mausoleum, discovered 1974 [^2]
+
+## Controversies
+- Burning of books and burying of scholars (~213–212 BCE)
+- Harsh Legalist governance
+- Massive forced labor for construction projects
+
+## Legacy
+The Qin dynasty collapsed shortly after his death (206 BCE), but his unification model was adopted by the succeeding Han dynasty.
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+---
+[^1]: Sima Qian, *Records of the Grand Historian* (*Shiji*)
+[^2]: Portal, J. *The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army* (British Museum, 2007)
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