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Also Known As Shihuangdi • Ying Zheng • Shih-huang-ti • Zhao Zheng
Born c.259 BCE • China
Died 210 BCE • China
Title / Office king (246BC-221BC), Qin • emperor (221BC-210BC), China
House / Dynasty Qin dynasty

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Xuanzong
emperor of Tang dynasty [685–762]
Wendi
emperor of Sui dynasty
Wudi
emperor of Han dynasty
Zhang Zhidong, engraving.
Zhang Zhidong
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Yongzheng
emperor of Qing dynasty
Dong Zhongshu
Chinese scholar
Taizong
Taizong
emperor of Song dynasty
Yangdi
emperor of Sui dynasty
Li Si
Chinese statesman
Fan Zhongyan
Chinese scholar and official
Great Wall of China
Meng Tian
Chinese general
Gongsun Hong
Chinese scholar
Hart, Sir Robert 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet
British statesman
Wang Hongwen
Chinese politician
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
The Yongle emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Yongle
emperor of Ming dynasty
Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
The Hongwu emperor; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Hongwu
emperor of Ming dynasty
Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese leader
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
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