First Emperor of China: Ying Zheng's Great Wall Origins Under the King of Qin Ying Zheng Shang's directives were fully implemented and the Qin were victorious in 221 BCE subduing and unifying the other 6 states Afterwards Ying Zheng declared himself Shi Huangdi the first emperor of China. Under the reign of Shi Huangdi not only was the Qin Dynasty established but it was the beginning of the period known as the Imperial Era of China which ran from 221 BCE to 1912 CE. Shi Huangdi ordered all of the fortifying walls that separated the states to be destroyed and began the construction of one huge wall along the northern border of his kingdom And although very little of the original wall remains this was the first Great Wall of China though it looked nothing like the famous wall built later #china #chinesedynasty #chinesenewyear #dynasty #emperor #history #worldhistory