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