Key Figures

Bai Qi

General who won the Battle of Changping

Duke Xiang

Famous for chivalric (and disastrous) warfare

Han Fei

Legalist philosopher, prince of Han

Jing Ke

Assassin sent against Qin Shi Huang

King Kang

Last ruler, attempted expansion before fall

King Wei

Restored Qi's power, patron of Jixia Academy

King Wuling

Implemented Hufu cavalry reform

King Xuan

Peak of Qi influence, expanded Jixia

King Zhao

Rebuilt Yan and recruited Yue Yi

King Zhuang

Spring and Autumn hegemon

Li Kui

Legal and agricultural reformer

Li Mu

Brilliant northern frontier general

Li Si

Chancellor who implemented unification policies

Lian Po

Veteran general of defensive excellence

Lin Xiangru

Diplomat who preserved the He Shi Bi jade

Lord Chunshen

One of the Four Lords, patron of scholars

Lord Xinling

One of the Four Lords, saved Zhao at Handan

Lu Buwei

Chancellor and patron of scholarship

Marquis Wen

First hegemon, patron of talent

Marquis Zhao of Han

Attempted reforms under Shen Buhai

Qu Yuan

Patriotic poet and loyal minister

Shang Yang

Reformer who transformed Qin's institutions

Shen Buhai

Chancellor who implemented Technique-based reform

Sun Bin

Military strategist, victories at Guiling and Maling

Tian Dan

Restored Qi after Yan invasion with fire-ox stratagem

Wu Qi

Military genius and reformer who served multiple states

Yue Yi

General who nearly destroyed Qi

Zhang Yi

Diplomat who broke the vertical alliance