Li Si

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Chinese statesman Qin dynasty politician chancellor historical figure legalist philosopher

Li Si was a powerful Chinese statesman and legalist philosopher who served as chancellor under Qin Shi Huang and played a key role in the unification and centralization of China.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Li Si canonical	9
Han Fei	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinese statesman ⓘ Qin dynasty politician ⓘ chancellor ⓘ historical figure ⓘ legalist philosopher ⓘ
advisorTo	Qin Shi Huang ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	burning of books and burying of scholars ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	state of Qin ⓘ surface form: Qin
culture	Chinese ⓘ
deathCause	execution ⓘ
employer	State of Qin ⓘ
era	Qin dynasty ⓘ Warring States period ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
implementedPolicy	abolition of feudal fiefdoms in Qin territories ⓘ centralized commandery-county system ⓘ direct rule of empire by central government ⓘ uniform law code across Qin Empire ⓘ
influenced	Chinese legal and administrative traditions ⓘ Qin imperial bureaucracy ⓘ
knownFor	administrative reforms in Qin ⓘ advocacy of Legalist policies ⓘ persecution of Confucian scholars ⓘ role in book burning under Qin ⓘ role in suppression of intellectual dissent ⓘ supporting Qin Shi Huang’s imperial rule ⓘ
movement	Legalism ⓘ
nativeLanguage	Chinese ⓘ
notableFor	helping transform Qin from regional state to empire ⓘ
notableWork	standardization of Chinese script ⓘ standardization of axle lengths in Qin ⓘ standardization of currency in Qin ⓘ standardization of weights and measures in Qin ⓘ
opponent	Zhao Gao ⓘ
opposed	Confucianism ⓘ
philosophicalSchool	Legalism ⓘ
playedKeyRoleIn	centralization of power in Qin Empire ⓘ unification of China under Qin ⓘ
positionHeld	Chancellor of the Qin Empire ⓘ Chancellor of Qin ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of Qin
region	Ancient China ⓘ
servedAs	Chancellor of Qin ⓘ
servedUnder	Qin Shi Huang ⓘ
supported	autocratic monarchy ⓘ collective punishment laws ⓘ merit-based bureaucratic appointments ⓘ
wasVictimOf	court intrigue after Qin Shi Huang’s death ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Qin dynasty → notableOfficial → Li Si ⓘ

Warring States period → significantFigure → Li Si ⓘ

this entity surface form: Han Fei

Legalism → majorThinker → Li Si ⓘ

Xunzi → influenced → Li Si ⓘ

Xunzi → student → Li Si ⓘ

Xunzi → teacherOf → Li Si ⓘ

Small Seal Script → standardizedBy → Li Si ⓘ

Qin law code → associatedWith → Li Si ⓘ

state of Qin → notableChancellor → Li Si ⓘ

subject surface form: State of Qin

Qin Er Shi → advisor → Li Si ⓘ