POLITICIAN

Lü Buwei

291 BC - 250 BC

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Lü Buwei (291–235 BCE) was a Chinese merchant and politician of the Qin state during the Warring States period. Originally an influential merchant from the Wey (衛) state, Lü Buwei met and befriended King Zhuangxiang of Qin, who was then a minor prince serving as a hostage in the Zhao state. Through bribes and machinations, Lü Buwei succeeded in helping King Zhuangxiang become the heir apparent to the Qin throne. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lü Buwei has received more than 603,542 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Lü Buwei is the 1,400th most popular politician (up from 1,474th in 2019).

Lü Buwei is most famous for being a political advisor to the king of Qin, and for his contributions to the unification of China.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lü Buwei ranks 1,400 out of 19,576. Before him are Aristide Briand, Stjepan Mesić, Chlodio, Isabella Clara Eugenia, Khalid of Saudi Arabia, and Yang Guifei. After him are Elisa Bonaparte, Jeongjong of Joseon, Romano Prodi, Peter of Castile, Shaka, and Qin Er Shi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 291 BC, Lü Buwei ranks 1. After him is Gaius Lutatius Catulus. Among people deceased in 250 BC, Lü Buwei ranks 1. After him are Euhemerus, King Xiaowen of Qin, Theodorus the Atheist, Nicomedes I of Bithynia, Hieronymus of Cardia, Gongsun Long, Herodas, Hermarchus, Ariobarzanes of Pontus, Demetrius the Fair, and Lucius Cornelius Scipio.

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