Qin's army
It is now known that Emperor Qin Shi Huang ordered this clay army to be built at the beginning of the third century BCE. Emperor Qin was one of the most important rulers in Chinese history. After becoming emperor of the state of Qin at the age of 13, he conquered six other states over the next 25 years, and became the first emperor of a united China. One of his greatest achievements was the building of the first Great Wall of China to protect China from its enemies.Not all of his achievement were military, however, as he also introduced a common form of writing throughout the country.Nevertheless, outside China he is most famous for his terracotta army.