When1: -221
When2: -206
Who: Zheng or Cheng or Shih Hwang-ti or Qin Shi Huang-di
What: king
Where: China
Detail: He founded Qin or Ch'in or Ts'in dynasty. As king of Ch'in in Senshi Province, he subdued six other kingdoms and united China. Shih Hwang-ti or Shi Huang-di means first emperor. Hsien Yang was capital. He built first Great Wall of China, 1500 miles long, in north and northwest. He centralized government, set up bureaucracy, forced nobles to live at capital, and redistributed land to peasants. He stopped crime and enforced laws with strong army. He unified measures and currency. He standardized Chinese characters. His tomb was near Lin Tung. His death started civil war.
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