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Lü Buwei

Chinese merchant and politician of the Qin state (291–235 BC)

10 dated entries naming Lü Buwei, drawn from 9 separate years between 291 BCE and 235 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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3rd century BC

  • 291 BCELü Buwei, Chinese politician and chancellor of the Qin State (d. 235 BC)source
  • 258 BCEThe merchant Lu Buwei rescues the Qin prince Ying Yiren, a hostage at the Zhao court, from Handan. Ying Yiren will eventually become King Zhuangxiang of Qin.source
  • 250 BCEZichu becomes the king of Qin, with Lü Buwei his Prime Minister.source
  • 249 BCEThe last remnants of the Zhou dynasty, having rebelled against the State of Qin, are defeated by Prime Minister Lü Buwei.source
  • 247 BCEThe 13-year-old Ying Zheng, later called Qin Shi Huang, succeeds his father Zhuangxiang of Qin (Zichu) on the throne. Prime Minister Lü Buwei becomes the regent of the king.source
  • 239 BCEQin Prime Minister Lü Buwei publishes the "Spring and Autumn Annals of Lü Buwei" (Lüshi Chunqiu).source
  • 238 BCEYing Zheng and Prime Minister Lü Buwei crush the rebellion of Lao Ai. Lao Ai is executed.source
  • 237 BCELü Buwei is deposed as the Prime Minister of Qin.source
  • 235 BCEThe exile Lü Buwei, facing the suspicion of Ying Zheng, commits suicide.source
  • 235 BCELü Buwei, Chinese politician (b. 291 BC)source

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