In 221 B.C., Ying Zheng, ruler of the State of Qin and a man of great talent and bold vision ... multi-ethnic feudal state in Chinese history—the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.). He called himself ...

In 221 B.C., Ying Zheng, ruler of the State of Qin and a man of great talent and bold vision ... multi-ethnic feudal state in Chinese history — the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.). He called himself ...

One of the rebel leaders, a man of humble birth named Liu Bang, eventually triumphed over his rivals and founded the Han Dynasty ... the recently fallen Qin empire near modern-day Xi’an.

According to writings of court historian Siam Qian during the following Han dynasty, Qin ordered the ... and other stars. Modern tests on the tomb mound have revealed unusually high concentrations ...