The first emperor : selections from the Historical records
Sima Qian tells the story of the First Emperor, founder of the Qin dynasty, in whose reign the Great Wall was built and whose tomb was guarded by the famous terracotta warriors excavated in 1974. His account details the ruthless exercise of power but also the creation of an empire that endured until 1911. - ;'The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted.'. The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is to
Biographies
1 online resource (209 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780191527630, 9780199226344, 9786611149956, 9780191607745, 0191527637, 0199226342, 6611149953, 0191607746
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The birth of the first emperor
An assassination attempt
The biography of the chief minister of Qin
The builder of the Great Wall
The annals of Qin
The treatises
The story of the rebel Xiang Yu
The story of the rebel Chen Sheng
Includes index
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
Translated from the Chinese
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