The First Emperor, Also Considered As A Despot

Of all the great olden civilizations, China could be commended for its longevity for it outlasted its contemporaries like the Rome, Egypt, and Greece. But have you ever contemplated why and to which did it get its name?

China got its name from its premier emperor Qi (Chin) Shi Huang Di who was able to unify the warring states of Zhao, Yan, Wei, Chi, Han and Qi at around 221 BC. Aside from that, his other successes incorporate laying down the blueprint of the Chinese culture that we know today like the country's writing, law, bureaucracy, measurements, currency, and scholarships plus the building of the Great Wall.

Unfortunately, despite the achievements of his government, Emperor Qi was thought as a mean and tyrant ruler by his subjects and even by modern historians. His rule was at one point equated to one of modern China's famous celebrity, Mao Tse Tung. He had rivals to his rule eradicated or exiled and destroyed scholastic and political records that talk about previous regimes. He was also fixated with attaining immortality which led him to construct an army of terra cota warriors and chasing immortality potions that was believed to put an end to the life of the first emperor and tyrant of China.