Shang Yang
Shang Yang (; c. 390 – 338 BC), also known as
Wei Yang () and originally surnamed
Gongsun, was a
statesman,
chancellor and
reformer of the
State of Qin. Arguably the "most famous and most influential statesman of the
Warring States period", Gongsun was born in the
Zhou vassal state of
Wey, migrating to take up office in the Qin state. His policies laid the administrative, political and economic foundations that would eventually enable Qin to conquer the other six rival states, unifying China into a centralized rule for the first time in history under the
Qin dynasty. Scholars consider it likely that both he and his followers contributed to ''
The Book of Lord Shang''.
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