Qin Shi Huang

Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China and the founder of the Qin Dynasty. Qin Shi Huang was also the one who started great projects such as the Great Wall of China and the Mausoleum, which acted as his tomb, guarded by a life-sized Terracota Army.

In the Assassin's Creed Universe, Qin Shi Huang was a member of the Templars. He was killed by an Assassin by the name of Wei Yu, who killed him with a spear. It is possible that other famous figures around him, such as his advisor Li Si, were also Templars.

Trivia

 * Shi Huangdi was the target of several assassination attempts in real life. When he was still King of Qin, Jing Ke Jing Ke tried to kill him with a dagger and the blind musician Gao Jianli Gao Jianli also attempted to do so with lead pieces in his zhu instrument. As Emperor of Qin, Shi Huandi was nearly killed by two men hired by Zhang Liang Zhang Liang who threw a metal cone at his carriage. The Emperor reportedly died after swallowing mercury pills that were supposed to make him immortal in 210 BCE.