Qin Er Shi

Qín Èr Shì Huángdì ( 秦二世 皇帝 )
Family name :	Yíng ( 嬴 )
First name :	Húhài ( 胡亥 )
Posthumous title : (complete)	Qín Èr Shì ( 秦二世 )
Reign:	209 - v 207th Chr.

Qín Èr Shì (Second Emperor of the Qín) or Èr Shì Huángdì (二世 皇帝) was the name of the second Emperor of China (* 230 BC ; † October 207 BC ). He ruled from 209 to 207 BC. BC, his personal name was Yíng Húhài (嬴 胡亥).

Qin Er Shi was the son of Qin Shihuangdi , the first emperor of the Qin dynasty , but not actually the crown prince . 210 BC He accompanied his father on a trip to the east of China, on which he suddenly died. Following the advice of the chief eunuch Zhao Gao and the chancellor Li Si, he forged a decree from his father by which he orders his brother and actual heir Fusu to commit suicide and he himself is appointed as his successor. Fusu obeyed this order.

As emperor, Qin Er Shi was unable to deal with the rebels in the country. He was so dependent on the chief eunuch Zhao Gao that he became his puppet . 207 BC The Qin dynasty was on the verge of collapse. Zhao Gao feared that the emperor would place the blame on him all by himself. Therefore, he conspired with others - they forced the emperor to commit suicide.

A son of Fusu, Ziying , was then made king of Qin by Zhao Gao. Soon after, Ziying killed head eunuch Zhao Gao and surrendered to Liu Bang a year later .

predecessor	Office	successor
Qin Shihuangdi	Emperor of China 209–207 BC Chr.	Ziying