Lü Buwei
Politician
1969 – 2024
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Who was Lü Buwei?
Lü Buwei, Lord Wenxin 文信侯 was a Warring States period merchant who schemed his way into governing the State of Qin. He served as Chancellor of China for King Zhuangxiang of Qin, and as regent and Chancellor for the king's young son Zheng, who became Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. Lü Buwei committed suicide after being implicated in plotting with the Queen Dowager and her imposter eunuch lover, Lao Ai. Lü notably sponsored an encyclopedic compendium of Hundred Schools of Thought philosophies, the 239 BCE Lüshi Chunqiu.
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