His own name was Zheng, and his last name was Ying. Qin said the Qin Dynasty, or Empire Qin Shi means the first Huang di means Emperor. Qin Shi Huang was born in 259 BC and died in 210 BC. He was King Zhuang Xiang of Qin’s son, and he was succeeded by his second son Hu Hai. After the death of his father, Qin Shi Huang Di acceded to the throne of Qin in 247 BC when he was only 13 years old. In the year 238 BC, at the age of 22 years Qin Shi Huang di reached the legal age to rule the kingdom for him. On the day of his coronation the queen's lover Lao Ai made a coup attempt. This coup attempt was discovered immediately by King Zheng who commanded to execute and drive out Lao Ai Wei Bu the prime minister who was also involved in the attempt to take the kingdom. After removing the conspiracies against him, Qin Shi Huang Di and his new adviser Li Si began planning to conquer the other kingdoms of China. Han the weakest of the kingdoms was conquered in 230ac then fell Zhao, Wei, Yan, and Chu. With the victory against Chu Qin Shi Huang Di had unified all of China into a great empire and devoted himself to unify the writing system and monetary measures. Qin Shi Huang Di was also a great builder, his capital Xian Yang had palaces copying the architectural styles of the conquered states and his own palace was a marvel that combines the architectural styles of the moment. Qin Shi Huang Di built roads, palaces, and began the construction of the Great Wall of China as well as a magnificent tomb built for the same. Qin Shi Huang Di died in 210 at age 49 years while at the fifth visit of inspection throughout the kingdom. Vtim to ingest the mercury-based potions prepared for him by his alchemists, ironically to achieve immortality, Qin Shi Huang Di passed away.
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“Qin Shi Huang Di (259 B.C.-210.B.C). “Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Gale Biography In Context. Web.11 Nov.2011
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