Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國 Qínguó, subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代 Qíndài Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政 Yíng Zhèng, who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 Qín Shǐhuáng