During his lifetime, Qin Shi Huang became obsessed with achieving immortality and sought the elusive elixir of life.

By 221 B.C. he had unified a collection of warring kingdoms and took the name of Qin Shi Huang Di—the First Emperor of Qin. During his rule, Qin standardized coins, weights, and measures ...

are just one of the many potential risks to opening this inner-most sanctum of the emperor Qin Shi Huangdi's tomb. Experts ...

By 221 BCE, the final kingdom fell, and Zheng proclaimed himself Qin Shi Huangdi or "First Sovereign Emperor of the Qin Dynasty". He called the united empire "Qin", which many academics believe is ...