What is Meng Tian?
'''Meng Tian''' ({{lang-zh|蒙恬}}; ? - [[210 BC]] ) was a [[China|Chinese]] general of the [[Qin Dynasty]] under Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]]. His grandfather, [[Meng Ao]], and his father, [[Meng Wu]], were generals as well. After the unification of [[China]], Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]] ordered Meng Tian leading 300,000 armies to attack the [[Xiongnu]] and build the [[Great Wall of China]]. Meng Tian was forced by the [[eunuch]], [[Zhao Gao]], to kill himself by drinking poisonous wine after the death of Emperor Qin Shi Haung. {{military-stub}} [[Category:210 BC deaths]] [[Category:Chinese generals]]