The life-sized terracotta soldiers protecting the tomb of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi (259 BC-210 BC), were accidentally found by well-diggers in 1974. Since the discovery of the First ...

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 ...

By 221 BCE, the final kingdom fell, and Zheng proclaimed himself Qin Shi Huangdi or "First Sovereign Emperor of the Qin Dynasty". He called the united empire "Qin", which many academics believe is ...

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 ...

Toxic liquid mercury rivers, built as a miniature map of the emperor's kingdom, are just one of the many potential risks to opening this inner-most sanctum of the emperor Qin Shi Huangdi's tomb.

No doubt thousands of statues still remain to be unearthed at this archaeological site, which was not discovered until 1974. Qin (d. 210 B.C.), the first unifier of China, is buried, surrounded by the ...

He ruled until his death in 210 BCE at the age of 50. Qin Shi Huangdi remains a controversial figure in Chinese history. After unifying China, he and his chief adviser Li Si passed a series of ...

A day after confirming it was hit by a “coordinated and professional malware attack” over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, IT solution provider powerhouse SHI International has remained ...

SHI International is confirming that it’s brought in a forensic service provider and law enforcement to help investigate last weekend’s major cyberattack that continues to plague the giant IT ...

it’s hard to believe the they date back to the 3rd century BCE when they were built to stand watch over the tomb of emperor Qin Shi Huangdi. Set at the northern foot of Mount Li, about 20 ...

China is particularly lucky in Civilization 6 as it has multiple rulers to choose from, including two variations of Qin Shi Huang - the very first Emperor of China. Qin Shi Huang gets two ...