The First Emperor: Selections from the Historical Records

by Sima Qian

Book Overview

"The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted."

The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is told in the Historical Records of Sima Qian, the Grand Historiographer and the most famous Chinese historian. He describes the Emperor's birth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199574391
• ISBN13: 9780199574391
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"