Ying Zheng: The King Of Qin In China

Ying Zheng was born in Handan, China in the 256 BCE. He was the son of Zuangxiang who later became the king of Qin in the northern west China. Shortly after Zheng’s father died in 246 BCE, he declared Zheng as the king of Qin at the age of 13 which at the time was the most powerful state of all the Chinese states. As a young child, Zheng ruled Qin with the support of a regent. That time, Zheng’s mother had a relationship with Lao Ai. They both tried to kill young Ying but they became unsuccessful. When Zheng knows about it he decided killed his step-father and his two sons and banishes his mother alone.

In 238 BCE, at the age of 21 he took control of Qin in his own will. Throughout the Warring States period, Zheng used the military policy