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723 BCE
Great Wall of China
One of Qin Shi Huang's great achievements is the Great Wall of China. Located in Huairou, China, it was built using stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials to protect China from the North invaders. -
259 BCE
Qin Shi Huang
Qin Shi Huang, the founder of the Qin Dynasty, was the very first emperor of China. He was a prince (Yin Zheng) of Qin State until he united all states of China after winning a long period of war. -
247 BCE
End of the Qin Dynasty
Qin Dynasty ended not long after Qin Shi Huang's death. His second son, Qin Er Shi was a weak emperor. People began to become bold and started to gain power. Soon after, the rebellion has stood up against Qin and the dynasty failed after several wars. -
229 BCE
Qin Er Shi
Hu Hai was the second emperor of China and the last emperor of the Qin Dynasty. Qin Dynasty had only 2 emperors in total. Qin Er Shi, Qin Shi Huang's second son was able to become the emperor for his older brother committed suicide. After becoming the emperor, he changed his name into Qin Er Shi, meaning 'Second Emperor'. -
210 BCE
Terracotta Warriors
Qin Shi Huang, the great emperor of China had lots of followers but also lots of haters. It is possible that he was always worried about protecting himself. Terracotta Warriors are believed to be built to protect Qin Shi Huang during his afterlife. This artefact Qin Shi Huang's created is soo amazing because all the appearance details of the warriors are different in some way. -
210 BCE
Death of Qin Shi Huang
It is recorded in the history book that Qin died on the way to inspecting other countries. His death is still unknown but it is possible that he died because of overdone medical inputs. It is known that Qin was obsessed with eternal life for he had fears of assasinations. -
210 BCE
Legalism
In Ancient China, kings of each state were to decide rules for all different events. This complicated system changed after Qin Shi Huang became the emperor for he ordered legalism. For, Qin Shi Huang gained full power of China and only his rules were to be committed. If anyone went against his rules, certain death was left for them. -
210
Burning of Books
After Qin dynasty started, the emperor, Qin Shi Huang ordered to burn all the books around the country that writes the past history of China. Qin ordered this for he wanted to record himself as the start of Chinese history. This also stopped creating rebellions for people could not possibly think about committing against the emperor.
