Ruler of the Chinese state of Qin from 338 BC-311 BC he took the title of king rather than duke as his predecessors had. He succeeded Duke Xiao and executed his predecessor's prime minister, the famous legalist, Shang Yang. He did not however undo Shang Yang's reforms to the structure of the Qin state as he could see the benefits inherrent in these (indeed the legalist reforms enacted by Shang Yang probably contributed significantly to Qin's eventual defeat of the other Six Kingdoms). The Qin empire in 210 BC, during the Qin Dynasty. ... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC - 330s BC - 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 343 BC 342 BC 341 BC 340 BC 339 BC - 338 BC - 337 BC 336 BC 335... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 316 BC 315 BC 314 BC 313 BC 312 BC 311 BC 310 BC 309 BC 308... Duke Xiao (孝公 Qín Xiàogōng) (381 - 338 BC), born Yíng Qúliáng (嬴渠梁), was a ruler of the State of Qin from 361 to 338 BC during the Warring States Period in China. ... Legalism has several meanings. ... Shang Yang (商鞅) (d. ...