Shang Yang (Chinese: 商鞅; c. 390 – 338 BC), also known as Wei Yang (Chinese: 衞鞅) and originally surnamed Gongsun, was a statesman, chancellor and reformer of the State of Qin.

Qin Shi Huang (Chinese: 秦始皇, pronunciation ⓘ; February 259 [e] – 12 July 210 BC), born Ying Zheng (嬴政) or Zhao Zheng (趙政), was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China. He is widely regarded as the first Chinese leader in history. [9]

Shang Yang (born c. 390, Wei state, China—died 338 bce, China) was a Chinese statesman and thinker whose successful reorganization of the state of Qin paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty (221–207 bce).

Mar 21, 2025 · Qin Shi Huang (“First Sovereign Emperor”), emperor (reigned 221–210 BCE) of the Qin dynasty and creator of the first unified Chinese empire. Learn more about his life, death, and huge burial complex, which includes a life-size terra-cotta army, in this article.

Dec 21, 2017 · The Qin Dynasty established the first empire in China, starting with efforts in 230 B.C., during which the Qin leaders engulfed six Zhou Dynasty states.

Shang Yang (about 395 BC — 338 BC), also named Gongsun Yang or Wei Yang, was one of the most influential reformers in the history of China. He impressed and gained the trust of the King of Qin, using his talent and brilliant reform ideas.

Dec 18, 2012 · Shi Huangdi (l.259-210 BCE/r.221-210 BCE, also known as Qin Shi Huang, Qin Shih Huandi, Shi Huangti or Shih Huan-ti) was the first emperor of a unified China. Shi Huangdi means `First Emperor' and is a title, not a proper name.

Shāng Yāng (商鞅; Kung-sun Yang; Wei Yang; Pinyin Shang Yang; d. 338 B.C.E.) was an important statesman and social political philosopher whose successful reorganization of the state of Ch'in or Qin, during the Warring States Period of ancient China, paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Ch'in dynasty (221 ...

Dec 27, 2017 · Yet, just like Lord Shang, the Qin Dynasty and its Legalist policies met an early end—it collapsed around 207 or 206 BCE. The Han Dynasty that succeeded the Qin Dynasty reinstituted the Confucian view of government, but gladly kept diluted ideas from Legalism in …

These were the Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han Dynasties. Historians do not fully agree with the beginning of the Shang dynasty, but it is believed that they ruled from around 1760-1046 BCE and had thirty emperors. They had many advancements during their rule.