The Weight of the Throne: Qin Shi Huang’s Paranoid Reign The First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, sat alone […]
The Emperor’s Desperate Quest for Immortality In 211 BCE, Qin Shi Huang—China’s first emperor—stood at a crossroads between ambition and […]
The Tyrant and the Scholars: A Clash of Ideologies In 213 BCE, Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the unifier of China […]
The Rise of a Fraudulent Alchemist In the waning years of the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BCE), Emperor Qin Shi Huang […]
The Triumph and the Turning Point In 213 BCE, Emperor Qin Shi Huang emerged from his secluded palace to celebrate […]
The Ambitious Architect of Qin’s Bureaucracy In the twilight years of China’s Warring States period, the Qin state emerged as […]
The Ambitious Chancellor and the First Emperor In the twilight years of the Warring States period, a dramatic scene unfolded […]
The Mysterious Land of Luliang: Origins of the Southern Frontier Long before the Qin dynasty unified China, the region now […]
The First Emperor’s Quest for Immortality Qin Shi Huang, the unifier of China and the first emperor of the Qin […]
The Emperor’s Fragile Health and Psychological Turmoil After returning to Xianyang during the seasonal transition, Qin Shi Huang—China’s first emperor—fell […]
The Qin Dynasty and Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s Reign The year was 218 BCE, and the newly unified China under […]
From Nobleman to Avenger Zhang Liang was born into the aristocracy of the fallen state of Han, a kingdom that […]
The Emperor’s Restless Journey In 219 BCE, Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of China, embarked on one of his […]
The Mysterious Origins of Xu Fu Xu Fu remains one of the most enigmatic figures in Chinese history, a man […]
The Historical Context of Qin Shi Huang’s Mount Tai Ceremony Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China, […]
The Road to Mount Tai: A Test of Loyalty In 219 BCE, Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the unifier of China, […]
The Ancient Roots of Imperial Inspection Tours Long before Qin Shi Huang unified China in 221 BCE, the tradition of […]
The Architect of Eternity: Qin Shi Huang’s Grand Projects Upon returning to his capital at Xianyang after a provincial tour, […]
The Origins of a Dynasty: From Frontier Defenders to Kings The story of Qin Shi Huang’s return to his ancestral […]
The Weight of a New Dynasty In 221 BCE, Qin Shi Huang (Ying Zheng) stood at the pinnacle of power, […]
The Wheel Problem That Sparked an Empire In 228 BCE, after the Qin army conquered the city of Handan, the […]
The Weight of an Unprecedented Empire In 221 BCE, Ying Zheng accomplished what no ruler before him had achieved – […]
