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Who was Qin Shi Huang?

From the podcast History for Kids / History's Not Boring: The Kids History Podcast

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Imagine digging in a dusty dirt field, just looking for water, and suddenly... your shovel hits a life-size clay face! Travel back over two thousand years to ancient China to meet a boy named Ying Zheng, who became a king at just thirteen years old! Against all odds, he conquered seven warring kingdoms to become Qin Shi Huang, the very first Emperor of China! He was a massive builder—connecting the incredible first Great Wall, building thousands of miles of roads, and inventing standard money so everyone could trade easily. But there was one thing the powerful Emperor was absolutely terrified of: dying. Desperate to live forever, he drank "magic" potions that actually contained toxic liquid mercury! To protect himself in the afterlife, he ordered an unbelievable secret project: a massive underground army of over 8,000 unique, life-size clay soldiers, horses, and chariots! Join Mira and Finn as they uncover the amazing true story of the Terracotta Army, the mind-blowing mystery of the emperor’s unopened tomb (with its rumored rivers of liquid metal!), and the famous accidental discovery by farmers in 1974!