Shi+Huangdi

After Ruling over 20 years, the Qin ruler assumed the name Shi Huangdi which means First Emperor. The emperor began his reign by halting the internal battles that had sapped China's strength. Than he turned his attention to invaders. His armies attacked invaders north of the Huang He and south as far as is now Vietnam. He was determined to unify China. Shi Huangdi established an autocracy, a government that has unlimited power and uses it in an arbitrary manner.