Shang Yang 商鞅

Shang Yang (Chinese:商鞅; pinyin:Shāng Yāng/Yǎng, 390–338 BCE, born Wei Yang Chinese:衛鞅; pinyin:Wèi Yāng/Yǎng in the State of Wei) was an important Chinese statesman of the State of Qin during the Warring States period. Through his policies and the The Book of Lord Shang, he and his followers contributed to the political-philosophical movement that would later be termed Chinese Legalism, building the foundation that enabled Qin to conquer all of China, uniting the country for the first time and ushering in the Qin dynasty.