Qin Shi Huang

Qin Shi Huang, personal name Ying Zheng (259 BCE - 210 BCE) was the first emperor of China and the founder of the Qin Dynasty. Qin Shi Huang was also the one who started great projects such as the Great Wall of China and the Mausoleum, which acted as his tomb, guarded by a life-sized Terracota Army.

Qin Shi Huang was killed by an Assassin by the name of Wei Yu, who killed him with a spear.

Trivia

• Qin Shi Huang was the target of several assassination attempts in real life. When he was still King of Qin, Jing Ke tried to kill him with a dagger and the blind musician 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 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.