By 221 B.C. he had unified a collection of warring kingdoms and took the name of Qin Shi Huang Di—the First Emperor ... but the total may never be known. Qin's tomb itself remains unexcavated ...

The 2,200-year-old site is a stone's throw away from the actual mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. The reason for the mass burial of the statues is not crystal clear, ...

Qin Shi Huang had work on his enormous mausoleum started early in his reign. The terracotta warriors of the “underground army” guarding the mausoleum, unearthed in 1974, amazed the world.

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The ape's skull was discovered inside the tomb of the grandmother of an ancient ... He ruled until his death in 210 BCE at the age of 50. Qin Shi Huangdi remains a controversial figure in Chinese ...

He was called Qin Shi Huang or "First Emperor of Qin." He standardized the written script, weights and measures, and currency, and established the system of prefectures and counties. The ...