• Qin Er Shi (230/222 – 207 BC), given name Ying Huhai, was the second emperor of the Chinese Qin dynasty, reigning from 210 to 207 BC. The son of Qin Shi...
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    became customary to prefix his title with Qin. Thus: 秦, Qín or Ch'in, "of Qin" 始, Shǐ or Shih, "first" 皇帝, Huángdì or Huang-ti, "emperor", a new term coined...
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    modern Chinese nationalism. Until 221 BC when Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty coined the title huangdi (皇帝) – conventionally translated as "emperor"...
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    Zhao Gao decided to force Qin Er Shi to commit suicide due to Qin Er Shi's incompetence. Upon this, Ziying, a nephew of Qin Er Shi, ascended the throne, and...
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    united for the first time by Qin Shi Huang (r. 259–210 BCE), who established the first Imperial dynasty, adopting the title Huangdi (皇帝), meaning Emperor, which...
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  • "the first Emperor of Qin", "Qin Er Shi" (秦二世), in full "Qin Er Shi Huangdi" (秦二世皇帝) means "the second Emperor of Qin", and so forth. Emperor Xian, the...
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    Qin Shi Huang's imperial tours (Chinese: 秦始皇東巡) refer to the trips that China's first emperor Qin Shi Huang undertook between the years 220 BC and 210...
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    Laozi (redirect from Li Er)
    "Supremely Mysterious and Primordial Emperor" (太上玄元皇帝, Tàishàng Xuán Yuán Huángdì). In 743, Emperor Xuanzong declared him the "Sage Ancestor" (聖祖, Shèngzǔ)...
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    Throughout Chinese history, "Emperor" (Chinese: 皇帝; pinyin: Huángdì) was the superlative title held by the monarchs who ruled various imperial dynasties...
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    in English. Emperor or Huangdi (皇帝; huángdì) was the title of the Chinese head of state of China from its invention by the Qin dynasty in 221 BC until...
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  • Earth (Di 地), the sovereign or the government (jūn 君), ancestors (qīn 親), and masters (shī 師)—, as China's civil religion. China portal Chinese spiritual...
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    taking the unprecedented title huangdi, or 'emperor', known thereafter as Qin Shi Huang (i.e. the first emperor of Qin). Han-era historians would accuse...
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  • Palace of Desire (2000) Sun Zi Bing Fa Yu San Shi Liu Ji (2000) The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (2000) Qin Shihuang (2001) Kangxi Dynasty (2001) Qianlong...
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  • merit. After the demise of Qin Er Shi, the last Qin ruler to use the title Huangdi (his successor Ziying used the title King of Qin rather than Emperor), Xiang...
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    position of emperor. Since the time of Qin Shi Huang (259–210 BC), the Emperor of China using the title huangdi (皇帝, translated as "emperor" or "empress...
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    The Chen-style tai chi (Chinese: 陳氏太极拳; pinyin: Chén shì tàijíquán) is a Northern Chinese martial art and the original form of tai chi. Chen-style is...
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    "regular" and 8 "extraordinary" meridians; the Chinese terms being 十二经脉 (shí-èr jīngmài, lit. "the Twelve Vessels") and 奇经八脉 (qí jīng bā mài) respectively...
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    songs from the Western Zhou period (1045–771). The Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE), established by Qin Shi Huang, lasted for only 15 years, but the purported...
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    supposedly grew, and is known as Horai in Japanese legends. The first emperor Qin Shi Huang sent his court alchemist Xu Fu on expeditions to find these plants...
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    and mineral products are also used, some of which are poisonous. In the Huangdi Neijing they are referred to as 毒藥 (pinyin: dúyào) which means toxin, poison...
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    period, and they became standardised as the Ban Liang (半兩) coinage during the Qin dynasty which followed. Over the years, cash coins have had many different...
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    Heaven (天后权取, Tiānhòu Quán qǔ), and the emperor stops (停止皇帝权力, Tíngzhǐ Huángdì quánlì)! Known in Hui Islamic legends as Yung Wei,[citation needed] which...
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    examples: turtle ragout, honey cakes and beer (chilled with ice). During Shi Huangdi's Qin dynasty, the empire expanded into the south. By the time of the Han...
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    shocked, knowing that he was framed. His teacher Shi De (石德), invoking the story of Ying Fusu of the Qin dynasty and raised the possibility that Emperor...
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    S2, S2C_SexHaplogroups, Supplementary Materials. Wang, Chi-Zao; Yu, Xue-Er; Shi, Mei-Sen; Li, Hui; Ma, Shu-Hua (18 May 2022). "Whole mitochondrial genome...
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    Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Unesp Bogar Ecclesiastes Huahujing Huainanzi Huangdi Yinfujing Qingjing Jing Sanhuangjing Straw dog Taiping Jing Xishengjing...
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    of the Origin in Zhuang Civilization]. Nanning Shi: Guangxi renmin chubanshe. ISBN 978-7-219-05286-0. "Èr yuè jié" 二月节. Wénshān zhèngwù 文山政务 (in Chinese)...
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    Han (r. 202–195 BCE) came upon the treasury of Qin Shi Huang (r. 221–210) following the downfall of the Qin dynasty (221–206), he found an entire miniature...
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    2021-03-15. Ling, Zifeng; Zhai, Qiang (1949-12-29), Zhong Hua nu er (War), Shen Yue, Li Bo, Buhua Qin, Sufei Zhou, Northeast Film Studio, retrieved 2021-03-15...
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