Editing List of Chinese monarchs (section)

===Qin dynasty (221–207 BCE)===
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|+ Qin dynasty (秦朝; 221–207 BCE){{sfnm|1a1=Loewe|1y=2000|1p=823|2a1=Barbieri-Low|2a2=Yates|2y=2015|2pp=XIX–XX}}
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! scope="col" width="15%" | [[Regnal name|Dynastic name]]
! scope="col" width="15%" | Personal name
! scope="col" width="25%" | Reign
! scope="col" width="15%" | Succession
! scope="col" width="30%" | Life details
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| '''[[Qin Shi Huang]]'''{{efn|In his lifetime, [[Qin Shi Huang|Ying Zheng]] would have been known as simply "'''Shi Huangdi'''", but after the [[Qin dynasty|Qin]]'s fall it became standard practice to include the dynasty's name when referring to him. His [[Regnal name|dynastic name]] is commonly abbreviated to 'Qin Shi Huang'. In its fullest form, it would be: '''Qin Shi Huangdi''' ({{lang|zh-hant|秦始皇帝}}){{sfn|Wilkinson|2018|p=287}}}}<br/>{{lang|zh-hant|秦始皇}}
| Ying Zheng<br/>{{lang|zh-hant|嬴政}}<hr/>Zhao Zheng<br/>{{lang|zh-hant|趙政}}
|221{{efn|[[Qin Shi Huang]] began his reign as king of [[Qin (state)|Qin]] in 246 BCE, but did not unite China and proclaim himself [[Emperor of China|Emperor (皇帝 ''Huangdi'')]] until 221 BCE.{{sfn|Vervoorn|1990|p=311}}}} – July 210 BCE{{efn|{{harvnb|Moule|1957|p=3}} gives 18 July 210 BCE as the exact date for the end of [[Qin Shi Huang]]'s reign, but also notes the issues surrounding this chronology. The date is accepted by {{harvnb|Vervoorn|1990|p=311}}, but it's not used by modern scholars.{{sfn|Loewe|2000|p=823}}{{sfn|Barbieri-Low|Yates|2015|p=xix}} {{harvnb|Hymes|2000|p=8}} gives July–August 210 BCE, the seventh [[lunar month]].}}<br/><small>(11 years)</small>
| Son of [[King Zhuangxiang of Qin|King Zhuangxiang]] of [[Qin (state)|Qin]]. As King Zheng of Qin, he [[Qin's wars of unification|conquered]] the [[Seven Warring States|six other states]] during the [[Warring States period]] and proclaimed himself [[Emperor of China|Emperor (皇帝; ''Huangdi'')]].{{sfn|Paludan|1998|pp=16–17}}
| 259 – July 210 BCE<br/><small>({{Age in years|-259|-210}} years)</small><hr/>Instilled a [[Legalism (Chinese philosophy)|Legalist]] philosophy, combined preexisting walls into the [[Great Wall of China]], and built the [[Lingqu]] canal and the [[Terracotta Army]]. Died of sudden illness,{{sfn|Loewe|2000|pp=654–655}} possibly [[Chinese alchemical elixir poisoning|alchemical elixir poisoning]]{{sfn|Wright|2001|p=[https://archive.org/details/historyofchina00wrig/page/49 49]}}
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| '''[[Qin Er Shi]]'''{{efn|In its fullest form, [[Qin Er Shi|Ying Huhai]]'s dynastic name would be '''Qin Er Shi Huangdi''' ({{lang|zh-hant|秦二世皇帝}}){{sfn|Wilkinson|2018|p=287}}}}<br/>{{lang|zh-hant|秦二世}}
| Ying Huhai<br/>{{lang|zh-hant|嬴胡亥}}
| 210{{efn|Sources vary on the exact month of [[Qin Er Shi]]'s accession, though they agree it was in late 210. {{harvnb|Vervoorn|1990|p=311}} gives August 210 while {{harvnb|Barbieri-Low|Yates|2015|p=xix}} and {{harvnb|Moule|1957|p=3}} give September–October 210}} – October 207 BCE<br/><small>(3 years)</small>
| Second son of [[Qin Shi Huang]]. Put on the throne by [[Li Si]] and [[Zhao Gao]], who forced the appointed heir [[Fusu]] to commit suicide.{{sfn|Loewe|2004|p=575}}
|231/222 – October 207 BCE<br/><small>({{Age in years|-231|-207}}/{{Age in years|-222|-207}} years)</small><hr/>His reign was completely dominated by [[Zhao Gao]]. Forced by Zhao to commit suicide{{sfn|Loewe|2000|pp=652–653}}
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| colspan="5" style="background-color: #EAECF0" | As the [[Qin dynasty]] greatly weakened in power, the [[Chu–Han Contention]] began in 206 BCE and ended with [[Liu Bang]] inaugurating the [[Han dynasty]] in 202 BCE{{efn|After [[Qin Er Shi]]'s death the [[Qin dynasty]] became increasingly weaker in power, so [[Zhao Gao]] proclaimed the state was once again a kingdom, not an empire. Thus when [[Ziying of Qin|Ziying]] ({{lang|zh-hant|子嬰}}) ascended to the throne, he only ruled as a King of [[Qin (state)|Qin]].{{sfn|Xiong|Hammond|2019|p=23}} After ruling for 46 days in late 207 BCE, Ziying surrendered to [[Liu Bang]] and was later killed by [[Xiang Yu]] during the [[Chu–Han Contention]].{{sfn|Loewe|2000|p=752}}{{sfn|Xiong|Hammond|2019|p=24}}}}
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