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Emperor Qin, the first emperor of China, is a confounding character. A warrior whose many battle wins secured the victory of a unified China, Qin masterminded projects to cement that unification, including the rebuilding and connecting of defensive walls into what ultimately became the Great Wall. But further attempts to control and protect his unification plan were tyrannical and included the destruction of ancient records and Confucian writings. Qin’s search for immortality led him to order the construction of a huge personal mausoleum beneath the hills of Xi’an with a magnificent terra cotta army to guard and serve him through the afterlife.

http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/2008/04/3407656