Qin Shi Huang was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first Emperor of China. Rather than maintain the title of "king" borne by the previous Shang and Zhou rulers, he assumed the invented title of "emperor", which would see continuous use by... Wikipedia
Born: February 18, 259 BC
Died: 210 BC (age 49 years), Shaqiu Platform Relics, Xingtai, China
Buried: 210 BC, Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, Xi'An
Parents: King Zhuangxiang of Qin and Queen Dowager Zhao
Children: Qin Er Shi, Fusu, Princess Huayang, and more
Deposed date: 210 BC
Grandparent: King Xiaowen of Qin
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