The Terracotta Army was constructed over 2,200 years ago.
The Terracotta Army was built by China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang after he (then 13 years old) ascended to the throne in 246 BC. It was Emperor Qin's afterlife army. Objects such as statues were thought to be animate in the afterlife.
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