Fan Ju
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Fan Ju was an influential Warring States–period strategist and statesman who helped transform the Qin state into a dominant power through his diplomatic and political reforms.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese statesman
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Warring States period person ⓘ diplomat ⓘ political strategist ⓘ |
| advisorTo | King Zhaoxiang of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Legalist political practices in Qin ⓘ |
| contributedTo | preconditions for Qin unification of China ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese ⓘ |
| employer | State of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
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military strategy ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| helpedTransform | Qin into a dominant power among the Warring States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | key architect of Qin hegemony before the Qin dynasty ⓘ |
| influenced | Qin expansion during the Warring States period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advising King Zhaoxiang of Qin
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diplomatic and political reforms in Qin ⓘ implementing the policy of distant alliances and attacking nearby states (yuanjiao jingong) ⓘ strengthening the power of the Qin state ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| laterServed | State of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Records of the Grand Historian
NERFINISHED
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Zhanguo Ce (Strategies of the Warring States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 范雎 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea | yuanjiao jingong strategy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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statesman ⓘ strategist ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
State of Qin
NERFINISHED
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State of Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-centralization of power in Qin ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chancellor of Qin
ⓘ
prime minister of Qin ⓘ |
| roleInQin |
central policymaker in foreign affairs
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designer of Qin’s diplomatic strategy against rival states ⓘ |
| socialClass | shi (scholar-official) ⓘ |
| strategicGoal | isolation and weakening of rival states through diplomacy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| typeOfLeader | reformist minister in Qin court ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
alliances with distant states
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military pressure on neighboring states ⓘ |
| wasInitiallyInServiceOf | State of Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
State of Qin