multi-ethnic feudal state in Chinese history — the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.). He called himself Qin Shi Huang or "First Emperor of Qin." He standardized the written script, weights and measures ...

multi-ethnic feudal state in Chinese history—the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.). He called himself Qin Shi Huang or “First Emperor of Qin.” He standardized the written script, weights and ...

Lu acted as regent when Zheng inherited the throne at age 13, but by the age of 24, the young king had ... himself Qin Shi Huangdi or "First Sovereign Emperor of the Qin Dynasty".

A collection of artifacts has been found in one of the largest and most complex Chu-era burials ever found. This cache is ...

However, the Qin Dynasty collapsed within a couple of years ... The Qin Empire had been established in 221 BCE when King Ying Zheng of Qin conquered the rival Warring States and proclaimed himself ...

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 ...

11th century-771 BC), offering important historical insights into the pre-Qin era ... during the reigns of King Cheng and King Zhao in the early Western Zhou Dynasty. Meanwhile, Liangzhong ...

Like almost every country, especially those spanning vast territories, China went through a unification process that culminated during the reign of the Qin dynasty, in the era known as the Warring ...

The drama chronicles the life of Ba Qing, the wealthiest woman of the Qin Dynasty. She is known to have provided mercury for the first Emperor of China’s mausoleum, and also funded construction ...