The first answer is simple: hereditary rule. For most of this period, emperors were not chosen on the basis of their ability or honesty, but simply because they were born in the right family.

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After he united the country he requisitioned more than 700,000 laborers from all over China to help in the construction. Despite the efforts, the mausoleum was not yet complete when the Emperor ...

“Terracotta Warriors: Defenders of China’s First Emperor” explains the rise of the Qin Shi Huangdi’s ancestors through ... A display of massed infantry on horseback is made of painted terracotta, like ...

Allusion to the top leader of China in general ... CDT first detected that "reigning emperor" was blocked from Weibo search results on August 21, 2014. It remains blocked as of October 20 ...

From China's 'little emperors' becoming overwhelmed caretakers to Wall Street banks misreading China's stock market, here are ...