The Qin Empire was established in 221 BC by Emperor秦始皇Qínshǐhuáng, who adopted a series of reforms bringing the whole system under his rule. He made the Qin Empire the first united multi-ethnic country with a centralized autocratic เผด็จการ monarchy. However, the heavy-handed เข้มงวด methods of Qinshihuang and his successor led to the overthrow of the Qin Dynasty in 206 BC by a peasant uprising