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Qin Shihuang, whose real name was Zhao Zheng, was born in 259 BC in Handan, the capital of Zhao State (now Handan City, Hebei Province), and died in the sand dunes of the former Zhao State (now Xingtai Sand Dune, Hebei Province) during an east tour in 2 10 BC. Won the surname, Zhao, and Zulong. The eldest son of Zhao Yi, Wang Xiang, Qinzhuang. He was a famous politician, strategist and reformer in ancient China, who completed the first reunification of China and was the first monarch in China to be called the emperor.

Zhao Zheng was born in Handan, the capital of Zhao. In 25 1 year BC, Zhao Zheng returned to the state of Qin at the age of 9, and he inherited his father's business at the age of 13, with Lv Buwei as prime minister. In 238 BC, Lao Ai's rebellion was put down, and then the powerful minister Lv Buwei was dismissed and he began to lead the country. During his term of office, Li Si and Liao Wei were highly valued. From 230 BC to 22 BC1year, China was unified and a centralized and unified multi-ethnic country, the Qin Dynasty, was established.

After the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Zheng adopted the titles of "Huang San Emperor" and "Five Emperors", calling himself "the first emperor". Qin Shihuang completely abolished the enfeoffment system since Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties and popularized the county system. At the same time, "the books are consistent, and the cars are on the same track" and unified measurement. Attacking Xiongnu in the north, conquering Baiyue in the south, building the Great Wall of Wan Li, building Lingqu and connecting the water system. From the aspects of politics, culture, economy and geography, it laid a solid foundation for China to become a truly unified country, and laid the basic pattern of China's political system for more than 2,000 years, and was praised as "an emperor through the ages" by Li Zhi, a thinker in the Ming Dynasty.