Qin Shi Huang had work on his enormous mausoleum started early in his reign. The terracotta warriors of the “underground army” guarding the mausoleum, unearthed in 1974, amazed the world.

The statue, believed to be of a high-ranking military commander, was discovered at the famous Terracotta Army site in China, ...

"Based on its location, we believe this figure was likely the highest-ranking military commander of this unit." ...

The Chinese Qin Emperor's Terracotta Army is 8,000 soldiers strong and has been referred to as the eighth World Wonder. The 2,200-year-old terracotta army is seen at the Qin Terracotta Warriors ...

believed to have been created to protect Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the afterlife. The Terracotta Army, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, has long been one of the most iconic archaeological ...

The 2,000-year-old military general figurine is the tenth of its kind to be excavated from the emperor Qin Shi Huang’s tomb, which may hold up to 8,000 clay statues Sonja Anderson Daily ...

By 221 B.C. he had unified a collection of warring kingdoms and took the name of Qin Shi Huang Di—the First Emperor of Qin. During his rule, Qin standardized coins, weights, and measures ...

There was scant historical record of the massive burial site of Qin Shi Huang—the first emperor of China, who ruled from 221 B.C. to 207 B.C. The site, named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987 ...

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The first emperor to unify China under a single dynasty, Qin Shi Huang Di packed a lot into his earthly reign, from 221 to 210 B.C.Aside from building the first lengths of the Great Wall ...

He was called Qin Shi Huang or "First Emperor of Qin." He standardized the written script, weights and measures, and currency, and established the system of prefectures and counties. The ...