Li Xin (李信), courtesy name Youcheng (有成), was a Chinese military general of Qin during the Warring States era.
[1] As a son of the governor of Nanjun Commandery, Li Yao, he served during Qin Shi Huang's reign, initially as a footsoldier, then rose through the ranks through sheer determination and his background.
However, Crown Prince Dan felt that the alliance strategy was unlikely to succeed, so he sent Jing Ke to assassinate Ying Zheng, the king of Qin.
The former territories of Yan were partitioned and re-organized into the Qin dynasty's Yuyang (漁陽), Beiping (北平), Liaoxi (遼西) and Liaodong (遼東) commanderies.
After a year, a great portion of the Chu garrisons decided to disband and demobilize due to an apparent lack of action from the Qin.
Wang Jian invaded at this point, having prepared for war the entire time, and overran Huaiyang and the diminished Chu forces.
Chu was swept away by the momentum of the swift assault and could only sustain local guerrilla-style resistance until it was fully conquered with the capture of Shouchun and the death of its last leader, who was either Lord Changping or Fuchu depending on different accounts, in 223 BCE.
In 264 BCE, Tian Jian ascended the throne of Qi and was assisted by his mother, the queen dowager, in managing state affairs.
[5] In Kingdom, he is depicted as a former servant who seeks to accomplish his dream of becoming the "Greatest General under the Heavens" during the Chinese Warring States Period.
Loewe, Michael (2000), A Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han and Xin Periods (221 BC-AD 24) (Handbook of Oriental Studies, 16), Brill Academic Pub, ISBN 9004103643