Dictionary Entry: 吕不韦
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吕不韦
lu:3 bù wéi
Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國|秦国[qín guó], subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代[qín dài] Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政[yíng zhèng], who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[qín shǐ huáng]