King Huiwen of Qin

Also known as Ying Si · Hui Wenjun

King Huiwen of Qin, personal name Si, was the son of Duke Xiao and succeeded him in 338 BC, ruling at first with the title of lord. In his first year Shang Yang was accused of treason and torn apart by chariots on his order, yet the laws Shang Yang had made stayed in force. He made Zhang Yi his chief minister in 328 BC, took the title of king in 325 BC and began a new count of regnal years the next year. In 316 BC he sent Sima Cuo to conquer Shu, after which Ba also came under Qin, and in 312 BC his army crushed Chu at Danyang, captured the Chu general Qu Gai and seized Hanzhong, which became a Qin commandery. He died in 311 BC and was succeeded by his son King Wu. The Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguo ce) tells how Su Qin urged an eastward alliance policy on him in ten memorials, all of them rejected.