Tragic fate of Qing Dynasty concubines after the emperor passed ancient chinese history documentary

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Being an emperor's concubine wasn't always easy.
They were not only expected to serve the emperor during his lifetime,
but also after his death. In 246 BC, the first emperor of China,
Qin Shi Huang, ordered the construction of a tomb for himself
so that he could continue to rule in the afterlife.
It is located in modern-day Lintang district in Xi'an.
This imperial tomb was luxuriously designed with the size of a small city,
and its construction took 39 years and 700,000 workers.
Traps were set up in various corners to kill any thieves who dared to try to rob the graves.
When the emperor died, his son, Emperor Qin Ershin, issued a cruel decree.
He ordered all of his father's childless concubines,
estimated more than 10 women, to be buried alive inside the imperial tomb
so they could serve his father in the afterlife.
Emperor Qin Ershin's cruelty didn't stop there.
To keep the tomb entrance and the location of the trap secret,
he had thousands workers buried alive inside the imperial tomb.
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