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Why did Emperor Qin Shi Huang have his army buried with him

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with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife.
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The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife.

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