The construction was finished in 209 BCE, that is 1 year later than the death of Qin Shihuang at his 49. Probably because of the emperor's death the construction had to be finished quickly.
Terracotta Army
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.
because it was to protect Qin Shi Huang's tomb
Qin Shihuangdi or Qin Shi Huang Di he was the frist emperor of China
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.
Because... my anonamous friend, the terracotta was a replaca of the Quin army in china
The Terracotta Army comes from Asia, specifically from the country of China. The army was created to accompany China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, in the afterlife.
Those terracotta warriors were made in order to protect the emperor Qin Shi Huang once he was dead, he wanted to be buried with his own army.
Terracotta Warriors are Terracotta Sculptures depicting army of emperor Qin Shi Huang. They were discovered in 1974 by local farmers and were opened for tourists subsequently.
qin shi huang
They were his army
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.