Qin Shi Huangdi

Qin Shi Huang was born on the 18th of February 259 B.C. He was the founder of the Qin dynasty and was the first emperor of a unified China.

In 246 BC, after a short reign of just three years when King Zhuangxiang died, his 13-year-old son ( Qin Shi Huang) succeeded him on the throne. Since Qin Shi Huang was still young at the time, Lü Buwei acted as the Qin State's ruling prime minister, which was still waging war against the other six nations.

King Zhuangxiang of Qin (Qin Shi Huang's father) was a ruler of the Qin state during the third century BC in the Warring States period of ancient China. He passed away in 247 BC (aged 33–34).

The first state to fall was Hán in 230 BC. Then Qin took advantage of natural disasters in 229 BC to invade and conquer Zhào, where Qin Shi Huang had been born.

Qin armies conquered the state of Zhao in 228 BC.

Qin Shi Huangdi defeated the northern country of Yan in 226 BC

Qin armies conquered the small state of Wei in 225 BC.

Qin armies conquered the largest state and greatest challenge, Chu, in 223 BC.

Qin Shi Huangdi united China and in celebration, he gave himself the title 'Emperor'. Some of the strategies Qin used to unify China were to standardize the trade and communication, currency and language.

In 221 BC, the Qin armies invaded from the north, captured the king, and annexed Qi.