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    became customary to prefix his title with Qin. Thus: 秦, Qín or Ch'in, "of Qin" 始, Shǐ or Shih, "first" 皇帝, Huángdì or Huang-ti, "emperor", a new term coined...
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  • emperor of Qin at the age of 19. His regnal name Qin Er Shi means 'second generation of the Qin', and is a contraction of Qin Er Shi Huangdi (秦二世皇帝). The...
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  • the Qin dynasty in 221 BCE, becoming historically known as "Qin Shi Huang" (First Emperor of Qin). He was posthumously declared as Taishang Huangdi by...
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    Qin Shi Huang's imperial tours (Chinese: 秦始皇東巡) refer to the trips that China's first emperor Qin Shi Huang undertook between the years 220 BC and 210...
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    modern Chinese nationalism. Until 221 BC when Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty coined the title huangdi (皇帝) – conventionally translated as "emperor"...
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    into his new name: Shi Huangdi (始皇帝) or "First Emperor". The newly declared emperor ordered all weapons not in the possession of the Qin to be confiscated...
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  • Qin emperors were literally regnal numbers: "Qin Shi Huang" (秦始皇), in full "Qin Shi Huangdi" (秦始皇帝) means literally "the first Emperor of Qin", "Qin Er...
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  • himself a new title "First Emperor of Qin" (Chinese: 秦始皇帝; pinyin: Qín Shǐ Huángdì), setting the precedent for the next two millennia. To consolidate...
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  • Joan of Arc. One book cover shows the left half of Bao's face with Qin Shi Huangdi and the other shows the right half of Vibiana's face with Joan of Arc...
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  • History of China (redirect from Pre-Qin)
    Ying's name would be Qin Shi Huangdi (秦始皇帝), though it is commonly abbreviated to Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇). The Shiji's description of the Qin including of 36 commanderies...
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