Qin Shi Huang was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China. He invented the title huángdì rather than reuse the existing title for "king" ; the new title was used by monarchs in China and other countries for the next two millennia. 259 BC – 210 BC; died at about 48. Alive at the same time as Archimedes, Plautus, Xunzi, Ashoka, and Hannibal. Wiki link