| In 246 BC, Qin Ying Zheng Became the King of Qin at the tender age of 13. He was ably assisted in his rule by top courtier Liao Ai and his prime minister, Lu Buwei.
On assuming his full power as king, he set aboout systematically defeating his enemies one by one and integrating them into a united china, its first Empire, with himself as first Emperor.
The tireless new Emperor then set about burning all the conflicting literature that abounded throughout the provinces of his new realm in order to unify the thinking of his people to avoid future conflicts.
Emperor Qin Shi Huang was also responsible for what became known as the “Three Unifications” which were the unification of all weights and measures, the unification of the Chinesewritten language.
Simultaneously, 5000.000 Soldiers to guard southern China and 500.000 labourers to the marauding Xiongnu tribes, another 700.000 men to construct the beautiful E’fang Palace and mausoleum as well as a full blown political administration The throughout the empire.
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