[September 10] Shi Huang, emperor of China

Birth Name: Zhào Zhèng (趙政)
Surnamed: Shi Huangdi (The First Emperor: 始皇帝)
Parents: Zhuangxiang, king of Qin, and Zhào Ji, a concubine
House: Ying (Qin)
Born: 259 BCE
Predecessor: Zhuangxiang (as king of Qin)

Reign: 221 – 210 BCE

Date of Death: 10 September 210 BCE

Successor: Er Shi

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