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Why was Qin Shihuang the first emperor in China? Wasn't his former emperor an emperor?
The dynasties before Qin Shihuang were all slavery, and the emperors of each dynasty were called kings, not emperors.

From 230 years ago to 22 1 years ago, Qin Shihuang destroyed Korea, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan and Qi successively. At the age of 39, he completed the great cause of reunifying China, established a centralized feudal country with the Han nationality as the main body, and laid the territory of China.

Qin Shihuang thought his contribution was better than that of the previous Three Emperors and Five Emperors, and adopted the titles of "Emperor" and "Emperor" of Huang San. He was the first monarch to use the title of "Emperor" in the history of China, so he called himself "the first emperor". After more than 2,000 years, the feudal country followed the emperor system, so Qin Shihuang was said to be the first emperor of China.

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Although the Qin Dynasty only lasted 15 years, the ruling mode established by Qin Shihuang continued. Qin Shihuang was the main designer of centralized feudal monarchy in China for more than 2,000 years, and his influence was far-reaching and extensive, which was unmatched by any other emperor. In the history of the world, many emperors created a huge empire, but their actual influence could not be compared with that of Qin Shihuang.

Historically, the population of China has accounted for more than 20% of the world's population. If it has an important influence on China, it can be regarded as an important influence on the world. Moreover, due to centralization and loyalty to the monarch, the emperor's influence on the history of China was far greater than that of many other countries. Thus, Qin Shihuang played a vital role in China and even the world.

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Baidu encyclopedia Qin Shihuang