商鞅 shāng yāng

Shang Yang, Qin reform leader and thinker

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Definitions

  1. 1. Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin qín guó, whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty qín cháo

Characters

Character Meaning
commerce; merchant; to consult
martingale (leather strap in horse harness); discontented