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|name    = Qin Shi Huang
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|birth  = 259 BC<br>[[wikipedia:China|China]]
|death  = 10 September 210 BC<br>[[wikipedia:Shaqiu|Shaqiu]] prefecture, China
|period  = Qin Dynasty
|faction = Qin Empire
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'''Qin Shi Huang''' or '''Shi Huangdi''', originally named '''Ying Zheng''' (259 BCE - 210 BCE) was the first emperor of imperial China and the founder of the Qin Dynasty. Qin Shi Huang undertook many great projects such as the Great Wall of China. The Mausoleum of the First Emperor, which acted as his tomb, guarded by a life-sized Terracota Army, and a national road system. All of these were constructed by his own subjects and soldiers, many of whom lost their lives during the building processes.<ref name="Wikipedia">[[wikipedia:Qin Shi Huang|''Wikipedia'': Qin Shi Huang]]</ref>
'''Qin Shi Huang''' or '''Shi Huangdi''', originally named '''Ying Zheng''' (259 BCE - 210 BCE) was the first emperor of imperial China and the founder of the Qin Dynasty. Qin Shi Huang undertook many great projects such as the Great Wall of China. The Mausoleum of the First Emperor, which acted as his tomb, guarded by a life-sized Terracota Army, and a national road system. All of these were constructed by his own subjects and soldiers, many of whom lost their lives during the building processes.<ref name="Wikipedia">[[wikipedia:Qin Shi Huang|''Wikipedia'': Qin Shi Huang]]</ref>
During his reign, Qin Shi Huang was assisted by the [[Templars]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>


Qin Shi Huang was eventually killed in 210 BCE by Assassin [[Wei Yu]] who stabbed him with a spear.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
Qin Shi Huang was eventually killed in 210 BCE by Assassin [[Wei Yu]] who stabbed him with a spear.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
==Trivia==
*Qin Shi Huang was the target of several assassination attempts in real life. When he was still King of Qin, [[wikipedia:Jing Ke|Jing Ke]] tried to kill him with a dagger and the blind musician [[wikipedia:Gao Jianli|Gao Jianli]] also attempted to do so with lead pieces in his zhu instrument. As Emperor of Qin, Shi Huangdi was nearly killed by two men hired by [[wikipedia:Zhang Liang|Zhang Liang]] who threw a metal cone at his carriage. The Emperor reportedly died after swallowing mercury pills that were supposed to make him immortal in 210 BCE.<ref name="Wikipedia" />


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Qin Shi Huang.

Qin Shi Huang or Shi Huangdi, originally named Ying Zheng (259 BCE - 210 BCE) was the first emperor of imperial China and the founder of the Qin Dynasty. Qin Shi Huang undertook many great projects such as the Great Wall of China. The Mausoleum of the First Emperor, which acted as his tomb, guarded by a life-sized Terracota Army, and a national road system. All of these were constructed by his own subjects and soldiers, many of whom lost their lives during the building processes.[1]

During his reign, Qin Shi Huang was assisted by the Templars.[2]

Qin Shi Huang was eventually killed in 210 BCE by Assassin Wei Yu who stabbed him with a spear.[3]

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