In 221 BCE, King Ying Zheng of Qin conquered the rival warring states and established the Qin empire as Qin Shi Huangdi (The ...

Workers digging a well outside the city of Xi'an, China, in 1974 struck upon one of the greatest archaeological ... and took the name of Qin Shi Huang Di—the First Emperor of Qin.

This scene was "Star Wars" fans' introduction to the emperor, who ranked No. 13 on USA TODAY's list of the series' 75 greatest characters. But the emperor did not appear in the flesh until the ...