They were built in the 3rd century BC around 210BC.
Well Qin Shi Huang wanted to build these life sized clay figures because he thought that if he built these clay statues he would be protected in the after life.
The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi, had the warriors built in his tomb. There are 8000 of them, each with individual faces!
it took 37 years to make and over 720,000 to make the clay army
He believed that the Terra Cotta soldiers would protect him and his tomb after he died.
They were built in the reign of Qin Shi-huang (秦始皇), the first emperor of Qin Dynasty. Shihuang means the first emperor, and Qin is the name of the dynasty. This emperor thought he was so great that he called himself the first emperor. And the terracotta warriors were made for him.
They were built to honor the First Qin Emperor Shi Huang. The warriors were comissioned either by Shi Huang himself or his heirs. The belief is that they were created by local artisans.
The Terracotta Army here is referred to as the terracotta warriors and horses of Qin Shihuang. It was built in the Qin Dynasty prior to the Han Dynasty. Han Dynasty also had funeral figures with its own feature, besides military style, living style flourished at that time. Overall, Han's terracotta figures were various in style, but smaller in scale compared with Qin's.
They were his army
the terracotta army was built to protect the tomb of Qin shihuang, the first emperor of china, to boast his power and show loyalty to him after his death.
The Terracotta Army was built to protect the tomb of Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of China, to boast his power and show loyalty to him after his death. The Terracotta Army was made in order to help the Emperor of Qin (Qin Shi Huangdi) in 210-209 BC rule in the "afterlife." The warriors were buried with the Emperor of Qin in hopes that in the next life they would be his army. For this reason they are often dubbed "Qin's Army." Like the Ancient Egyptians, the Emperor Qin believed inanimate objects such as statues of people or animals, or sculptures of food would come alive in the afterlife. The Emperor had the terracotta constructed in the belief that he would be as powerful in the spirit world as he was in the real world.
Terracotta Army