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First emperor of China from 221 to 210 BC

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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.

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 millennia.

Born in Handan, the capital of Zhao, as Ying Zheng (嬴政) or Zhao Zheng (趙政), his parents were King Zhuangxiang of Qin and Lady Zhao.

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The wealthy merchant Lü Buwei assisted him in succeeding his father as the king of Qin, after which he became King Zheng of Qin (秦王政). By 221 BC, he had conquered all the other warring states and unified all of China, and he ascended the throne as China's first emperor.

During his reign, his generals greatly expanded th