Qin Shi Huang, China's First Emperor

Qin Shi Huang (259BC - 210BC) was China's first emperor!
He succeeded King Zhuangxiang who was King of Qin and was succeeded by Qin Er Shi as emperor. Through his war of unification, Qin united 7 Chinese independent states into a unified China which would grow and shrink in the years following his death. It is thanks to Qin Shi Huang that we have the Great Wall of China which was built as a defence against barbarian nomads. The iconic Terracotta army of soldiers guard his tomb in Shanxi, China.