Qin Shi Huang

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Sources

1. BookIntroduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy
2. WebsiteEncyclopædia Britannica

Relations

parent of:

• Fusu

  Sources: Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian)

• Qin Er Shi

  Sources: Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian)

enemy of:

• Crown Prince Dan

  He sent Jing Ke to kill the king of Qin in 227 BCE.

  Sources: Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian)

• Jing Ke

  The failed assassination of 227 BCE.

  Sources: Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian)

adopted:

• Banliangsince 221 BCE O.S.

  Sources: Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian), The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han

advised by:

• Li Si

  Sources: Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy, Encyclopædia Britannica

built:

• Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang

  Sources: Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian), Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor

founded:

• Qin dynasty

  Sources: Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy, Encyclopædia Britannica

patron of:

• Xu Fu

  Sources: Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian)

suppressed:

• Hundred Schools of Thought

  Sources: Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy, Encyclopædia Britannica

visited:

• Mount Taisince 219 BCE O.S.

  Sources: Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian), The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han

was succeeded by:

• Qin Er Shisince 210 BCE O.S.

  Sources: Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian)

Appears in15 items

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  Dynasties of China3 items
  • Qin · emperor221 BCE O.S.
  • King Zheng of Qin becomes the First Emperor · emperor221 BCE O.S.
  • 
    The burning of the books · emperor213 BCE O.S.
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  Early Imperial China10 items
  • 
    Jing Ke tries to kill the King of Qin · target227 BCE O.S.
  • Qin · first emperor221 BCE O.S.
  • King Zheng becomes the First Emperor · emperor221 BCE O.S.
  • 
    One script, one measure, one axle · emperor221 BCE O.S.
  • The First Emperor climbs Mount Tai · emperor219 BCE O.S.
  • The terracotta army · ownerc. 210 BCE O.S.
  • The burning of the books · emperor213 BCE O.S.
  • The execution of the scholars · emperor212 BCE O.S.
  • The First Emperor dies at Shaqiu · subject210 BCE O.S.
  • The First Emperor is buried under Mount Li · subject210 BCE O.S.
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  Philosophy1 item
  • The Qin burns the books · emperor213 BCE O.S.
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  The History of Money1 item
  • 
    Qin makes the ban liang the empire’s coin · First Emperor221 BCE O.S.

Mentioned in3 items

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  Early Imperial China2 items
  • Qin moves its capital to Xianyang350 BCE O.S.
  • Han Fei dies in a Qin prison233 BCE O.S.
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  Halley’s Comet Through History1 item
  • Qin astronomers log a “broom star”25 May 240 BCE O.S.