The first emperor : selections from the Historical records / translated with an introduction and notes by Raymond Dawson ; preface by K. E. Brashier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sima, Qian, approximately 145 B.C.-approximately 86 B.C., author.

Contributor:

Dawson, Raymond, translator.

Series:

Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)

Oxford World's Classics

Standardized Title:

Shi ji. English. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--History--Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.

China.

China--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259 B.C.-210 B.C.

Qin shi huang.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sima Qian tells the story of the First Emperor, founder of the Qin dynasty, in whose reign the Great Wall was built and whose tomb was guarded by the famous terracotta warriors excavated in 1974. His account details the ruthless exercise of power but also the creation of an empire that endured until 1911. - ;'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 to

Contents:

The birth of the first emperor

An assassination attempt

The biography of the chief minister of Qin

The builder of the Great Wall

The annals of Qin

The treatises

The story of the rebel Xiang Yu

The story of the rebel Chen Sheng.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-14995-0

9786611149956

0-19-152763-7

OCLC:

437096286