Dictionary Entry: 法家

Legalist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Han Fei 韓非|韩非[hán fēi] and Li Si 李斯[lǐ sī], which influenced Shang Yang 商鞅[shāng yāng], whose reforms strengthened the Qin state 秦國|秦国[qín guó], eventually enabling it to conquer rival states and unify China under the Qin dynasty 秦朝[qín cháo]