In January of the Chinese lunar calendar in 259 BC, an unremarkable-looking male infant was born in Handan, the state of Zhao. He would grow up to become Qin Shi Huang, the founder of China's first unified kingdom. In the eyes of Westerners, he is Napoleon of China. At the age of 13, he inherited the throne as King of the state of Qin. At 22, he held an adult coronation ceremony in the former capital of Yongcheng, officially ascending the throne to "personally manage state affairs" and starting his glorious political career. At the age of 39, he sent troops to defeat the last of the six Shandong kingdoms, capturing King Jian of Qi, thereby completing the historical feat of unifying China. He then promptly formulated and issued a series of measures beneficial to %B...