Qin Shi Huang
秦始皇
Huangdi皇帝
QinShiHuang19century.jpg
19th-century posthumous depiction of Qin Shi Huang at the height of his reign
Emperor of the Qin dynasty
Reign221–210 BCE
SuccessorQin Er Shi
King of Qin
Reign247–221 BCE
PredecessorKing Zhuangxiang
SuccessorHimself as Emperor
BornYing Zheng (嬴政) or
Zhao Zheng (趙政)
259 BCE
Died210 BCE (aged 49)
Burial
Mausoleum, Mount Li, Lintong, Xi'an
Issue
  • Prince Fusu
  • Prince Huhai
  • Prince Gao
  • Prince Jianglü
Names
  • 姓 Ancestral name: Ying (嬴)
  • 氏 Clan name: Zhao (趙)
  • 名 Given name: Zheng (政)
Regnal name
Shi Huangdi (始皇帝)
DynastyQin
FatherKing Zhuangxiang
MotherQueen Dowager Zhao