Dukes of Jin until the later split of the Jin State. See Fàn Zhongyan In 490 BCE, the Fàn and Zhonghang clans are decisively defeated by the combined Zhao, Han, Wei, and Zhi forces. Subsequently, Fàn Jishe and Zhonghang Yin led their people to the State of Qi. See Duke Ding of Jin. Around 473 BCE, the line of Fàn Li moves to the new capital of Yue in Wu (in what is now Suzhou province). Shortly after, Fàn Li resigned from the chancellorship of Yue and married Xi Shi, one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China. 284-260 B.C. marks the period of the Zhao state, which reached its climax in 269 B.C. when its forces decisively defeated two Qin armies. This paved the path for Fan Sui (also known as ), a former Wei statesman, to ascend to the position of chief minister to King Zhao. From this position, he halted the rise of the warlords who had accumulated large fortunes, assembled armies, and crowned themselves monarchs during the Warring States period. His death, occurring in tandem with the death of Qin chief general Bai Qi, marked the end of a notable period of Warring States history and the inevitability of Qin dominance in the following decades. In 689, Fàn Lübing, a descendant of Fàn Li, becomes de facto chancellor of the Tang dynasty. His grandson, Fàn Sui, would become the 5th generation ancestor of the famous Song dynasty chancellor Fàn Zhongyan. In 960 after serving under 11 other emperors and 5 dynasties including a decade-long chancellorship for the Later Zhou dynasty, Fàn Zhi (范質) becomes the first Chancellor of the new Song dynasty to Zhao Kuangyin, Emperor Taizu of Song. During the Song dynasty (960–1279) the Fàn family is one of several key families able to successfully transition from the Tang military aristocracy to a new elite gentry class of scholar bureaucrats. During this period, the family flourishes and cultivates substantial political and economic wealth, helping to govern the Middle Kingdom at the helm of the chancellorship for the longest period of any family. Prominent political figures during this era include Fàn Zhi (范質), Fan Zhongyan, Fàn Chunren (范純仁), Fàn Chunli (范純禮) and Fàn Chengda(范成大). Modern-day Fàn County (范县) is located in the Puyang prefecture of north east Henan province. According to Baidu, the area's population is estimated at 504,000. Members of the Fàn family continue