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Originally Posted by octothorp
[B]In the Eastern category, Strange Things Afoot at the Circle K selects Qin Shi Huang.
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I have heard it was common practice for ruling nobles to bury themselves with their entire courts -- servants, consorts, guards, army, etc. That Qin chose to build a terra cotta army rather than be buried with the real bodies of his court was very noble. If true.
He was another one on my radar.