• I was born in Hanan, China, in 259 BCE.
  • A prince of the Qin royal family, I became King of Qin in 247 BCE at the age of 13.
  • I conquered all the other Chinese warring states and in 221 BCE changed my title to ‘emperor’.
  • I instituted rapid cultural and intellectual change. I initiated the Great Wall of China and the mausoleum guarded by the Terracotta Army.
  • The zeal and reforms of my reign have been a major factor in the cultural unity that China has maintained ever since.

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