NPprGōngsūn Yăn 公孫衍 (4th century), also commonly referred to as Xīshŏu 犀首, “Rhinohead,” was a contemporary of >Zhang Yi 張儀 (d. 309 or 312), with whom he conflict in Wei 魏 in 322. (SJ 70.2302-2303) He was an important political figure and diplomatic activist under the reign of >King Huì of Wèi 魏惠王 (r. 370 - 335) and later under >King Huiwen of Qin 秦惠文王 (r. 337 -311). He persuaded Qí 齊 and Wèi 魏 to launch a major attack on Zhào 趙. In so doing he acted in the interest of Qín 秦. He ended his life in Wèi. He is mentioned in Mencius 3B2 and LSCQ 21.1, and he is a prominent figure throughout ZGC [passim]. Unger no. 396
信陵君 xìn líng jūn MC: sinH ling kjun OC: sins b-rɯŋ klun 1 AttributionWD
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NPprone of the famous princes of the Warring States periodDS
NPprGōngsūn Xĭ 公孫喜 (fl. 293) from Wei 魏 (not to be confused with his namesake, son of Duke Mu of Zheng 鄭穆公, also referred to as Zi Han 子罕) was a brother of >Gongsun Hong 公孫弘 and served as a general in that state. He was captured by the formidable Qin general >Bai Qi 白起 in 293. [SJ 72.2325, 73.2331 et passim]CH
NPprFàn Jū 范雎 (范且) (died 255) from Wei 魏 also became known as the Marquis of Ying 應侯. He served under the dignitary Xu Jia 須價 who had him almost caned to death when Xu Jia 須價 had made false accusations against him. [LH 43] He was saved by the efforts of Zheng Anping 鄭安平 and escaped to Qin where he was enfeoffed in the city of Ying 應, served as Prime Minister to >King Zhao of Qin 秦昭王 from 266-256, and from where he ran intrigues against his own compatriots. He argued for appeasement of the formidable general >Bai Qi 白起, when the latter had killed as many as 400 000 people from Zhao, having won the decisive battle at Changping 長平 in 262. Around 256 Fan Ju had his supporter Zheng Anping appointed general to fight against Bai Qi, and when the latter lost a major battle at the capital of Zhao, Fan Ju was terrified of the results of this for his own person and hastened to return his seal of office as prime minister so as to retire from office. Soon after these dramatic events he fell ill and died. His story is told in great narrative detail in SJ 79. Fàn Suī/Huī 范睢, also written Fàn Jū 范雎(Died 255) Unger no. 138