How Did Qin Shi Huang Unified China

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Qin Shi Huang was born in 259 BC and died in 210 BC. Before becoming the emperor of China, he was the King of the Chinese State of Qin, from 246 BC to 221 BC. He took the throne at the age of thirteen, succeeding his father’s regality. Qin Shi Huang was very aggressive and ambitious at an early age. Qin Shi Huang’s actual name was Ying Zheng but when he unified China, he proclaimed himself Qin Shi Huang and almost all around the world, his actual name wasn’t commonly remembered but most people remember the name Qin Shi Huang or some might say Shi Huang Di. He unified China, becoming the first emperor of China. He ruled China for 11 years until he died in 210 BC at the age of 49. Qin Shi Huang was very talented and had a bold vision. He ended…show more content…
He wasted a lot of manpower and resources. He suppressed many scholars who were no of his liking. Consequently, many scholars involved were killed in Xian Yan and Qin Shi Huang took drastic measures to quell rebellions. He tried to wipe out his heresy by burning classic literature except books on medicine, divination and agriculture. He ordered many scholars to be buried alive because they secretly kept books that weren’t allowed to be viewed. He even ordered 460 Confucianists, followers of Confucius, to be buried alive for daring to disagree with him and 700 more stoned to death by his soldiers. He confiscated weapons and implemented a harsh legal system to punish offenses. All people under Qin Shi Huang were equal before the law. People who breaks them would be punished severely. The state wasn’t ran by Qin Shi Huang but by the system he created. If the law is enforced well, the weak rulers would be strong. Qin Shi Huang made an order that secrets or special tactics are to be told to him at once to make sure no one would dethroned him. Those who are the rulers are the most powerful and most superior among all but the ruler himself
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