Su Qin

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Su Qin was an influential political strategist and diplomat of ancient China, best known for advocating the Vertical Alliance among states during the Warring States period.

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Su Qin canonical 9

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instanceOf diplomat ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
political strategist ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
activeInPeriod Warring States period ⓘ
associatedWith Vertical Alliance ⓘ
state of Chu ⓘ
linked to: State of Chu

state of Han ⓘ
linked to: State of Han

state of Qi ⓘ
linked to: State of Qi

state of Qin (as diplomatic opponent) ⓘ
linked to: state of Qin

state of Wei ⓘ
state of Yan ⓘ
state of Zhao ⓘ
contemporaryOf Zhang Yi ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Zhou dynasty ⓘ
culturalDepiction character in later Chinese historical novels and dramas ⓘ
deathCause assassination (traditional account, details uncertain) ⓘ
diplomaticMethod rhetorical persuasion of rulers and ministers ⓘ
educatedAt Jixia Academy (traditional attribution, uncertain) ⓘ
linked to: Jixia Academy
era 4th century BCE (approximate) ⓘ
familyName Su ⓘ
genreOfActivity realpolitik diplomacy ⓘ
givenName Qin ⓘ
historicity partly debated by modern historians ⓘ
influenced later Chinese views on interstate alliances ⓘ
knownFor advocating the Vertical Alliance (Hezong) ⓘ
diplomatic activity among Warring States ⓘ
lianheng–hezong diplomatic strategies (as contrasted with Zhang Yi) ⓘ
legacy example of hezong (vertical alliance) strategy in Chinese historiography ⓘ
symbol of strategic persuasion in Chinese political thought ⓘ
mentionedIn Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji) ⓘ
Zhanguo Ce (Strategies of the Warring States) ⓘ
linked to: Zhan Guo Ce
nativeLanguage Chinese ⓘ
notableWork persuasive memorials to Warring States rulers ⓘ
occupation diplomat ⓘ
lobbyist at Warring States courts ⓘ
political strategist ⓘ
partOf Warring States diplomatic tradition ⓘ
politicalAlignment anti-Qin coalition ⓘ
politicalGoal maintaining balance of power against Qin expansion ⓘ
region Northern China ⓘ
linked to: North China
residence Zhou dynasty China ⓘ
role chief minister in the state of Yan (traditional account) ⓘ
envoy among multiple Warring States courts ⓘ
strategy uniting six states to resist Qin ⓘ

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