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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...