For 10 points, name this man who was buried with an army of terracotta soldiers after unifying China as the first emperor of the Qin dynasty.
This man thrice visited a northeastern island and sent two sea voyages led by a court sorcerer in search of an elixir of life. A strongman ordered to throw a metal cone at a carriage, a blind musician using a lead-tipped lute, and a man bearing a dagger wrapped in a map all attempted to assassinate this man. This man's reign saw the introduction of the banliang, the promulgation of the seal script, and the construction of the Lingqu (ling-chu) Canal. This ruler's chancellor (*) Li Si promoted legalism by ordering the burning of many books and, supposedly, the live burial of Confucian scholars. In an effort to repel the northern Xiongnu (shee-ONG-noo) tribes, he began construction on what became the Great Wall of China. For 10 points, name this man who was buried with an army of terracotta soldiers after unifying China as the first emperor of the Qin dynasty.
This man thrice visited a northeastern island and sent two sea voyages led by a court sorcerer in search of an elixir of life.
Qin Shi Huangdi [commonly given variants include Qin Shi Huang or Shi Huangdi; also accept Ying Zheng or Zhao Zheng or King Zheng of Qin] &lt;Carson&gt;