Who is Shihuangdi?Why is he known in the history of china? write it in simple words.
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Qin Shi Huang
秦始皇
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King of Qin
Reign 7 May 247 BC – 220 BC
Predecessor King Zhuangxiang
Emperor of China
Reign 220 BC – 10 September 210 BC[1]
Successor Qin Er Shi
Born 18 February 259 BC
Died 10 September 210 BC (aged 49)
Issue Crown Prince Fusu
Qin Er Shi
Prince Gao
Prince Jianglü
Full name
姓 Ancestral name: Ying (嬴)
氏 Clan name: Zhao (趙)
名 Given name: Zheng (政)
House Qin
Father King Zhuangxiang
Mother Queen Dowager Zhao
Qin Shi Huang
Qin Shi Huang (Chinese characters).svg
"Qin Shi Huang" in seal script (top) and regular (bottom) Chinese characters
Chinese 秦始皇
Literal meaning "First Emperor of Qin"
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Shi Huang Di
Chinese 始皇帝
Literal meaning "First Emperor"
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Qin Shi Huang (Chinese: 秦始皇; literally: "First Emperor of Qin", About this soundpronunciation (help·info); 18 February 259 BC – 10 September 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and was the first emperor of a unified China. He was born Ying Zheng (嬴政) or Zhao Zheng (趙政), a prince of the state of Qin. He became Zheng, the King of Qin (秦王政) when he was thirteen, then China's first emperor when he was 38 after the Qin had conquered all of the other Warring States and unified all of China in 221 BC.[2] Rather than maintain the title of "king" (王 wáng) borne by the previous Shang and Zhou rulers, he ruled as the First Emperor (始皇帝) of the Qin dynasty from 220 to 210 BC. His self-invented title "emperor" (皇帝 About this soundhuángdì), as indicated by his use of the word "First", would continue to be borne by Chinese rulers for the next two millennia.
During his reign, his generals greatly expanded the size of the Chinese state: campaigns south of Chu permanently added the Yue lands of Hunan and Guangdong to the Chinese cultural orbit; campaigns in Central Asia conquered the Ordos Loop from the nomad Xiongnu, although eventually it would also lead to their confederation under Modu Chanyu. Qin Shi Huang also worked with his minister Li Si to enact major economic and political reforms aimed at the standardization of the diverse practices of the earlier Chinese states.[2] He is traditionally said to have banned and burned many books and executed scholars, though a closer examination renders the account doubtful.[3] His public works projects included the unification of diverse state walls into a single Great Wall of China and a massive new national road system, as well as the city-sized mausoleum guarded by the life-sized Terracotta Army. He ruled until his death in 210 BC during his fourth tour of Eastern China.[4] His achievements made him one of the most respected and influential individuals in world history, and a legacy among the Chinese.[5][6][7][8]