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Qin Shi Huang (Chinese: 秦始皇, pronunciation ⓘ; February 259 [e] – 12 July 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China. [9] Rather than maintain the title of "king" (wáng 王) borne by the previous Shang and Zhou rulers, he assumed the invented title of "emperor" (huángdì 皇帝), which would see continuous use by monarchs in China for the next two ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 March 2025. First imperial dynasty in China (221–206 BC) This article is about the first imperial Chinese dynasty. Not to be confused with the Qing dynasty, the final such dynasty. "Qin Empire" redirects here. For other uses, see Qin Empire (disambiguation). Qin 秦 221–206 BC Heirloom Seal of the ...
Qin Er Shi (230/222 – 207 BC [2]), given name Ying Huhai, was the second emperor of the Chinese Qin dynasty, reigning from 210 to 207 BC.The son of Qin Shi Huang, he was put on the throne by Li Si and Zhao Gao, circumventing his brother Fusu, who had been the designated heir.
The official Twenty-Four Histories record numerous Chinese emperors, nobles, and officials who died from taking elixirs to prolong their lifespans. The first emperor to die from elixir poisoning was likely Qin Shi Huang (d. 210 BCE) and the last was the Yongzheng Emperor (d. 1735 CE).
The Qin army then carried the war into Zhao under other Qin generals, but were met with heavy resistance. Lord Pingyuan of Zhao also successfully procured aid from the states of Chu and Wei, leading to a devastating Qin defeat at the Battle of Handan, which halted the Qin campaigns of expansion for almost three decades.
Daliang was heavily flooded and over 100,000 people died, including civilians. King Jia of Wei surrendered and Wei came under Qin control. [4] The Zizhi Tongjian mentioned that King Jia was executed after his surrender. The Qin government established the commanderies of Dang and Sishui in the former Wei territories.
In some categories of books, history suffered one of the greatest losses of ancient times. Extremely few state history books before Qin have survived. Li Si stated that all history books not in the Qin interpretation were to be burned. It is not clear whether copies of these books were actually burned or allowed to stay in the imperial archives.
Bai Qi stopped the attack; on his return journey to the State of Qin, he fell ill. According to the Shiji, in the year 257 BC, Qin started to besiege Handan, the capital of Zhao. Because Bai Qi was ill, the Qin king used another prominent general, Wang Ling (王陵), who subsequently lost the battle. After about four months, when Bai Qi seemed ...