ha ox i ang ▁died ▁at ▁age ▁ 7 5 ▁in ▁ 2 5 1 ▁BC , ▁having ▁out l ived ▁his ▁el dest ▁son , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 6 7 ▁BC ▁while ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁host age ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Wei . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁second ▁son ▁King ▁X ia ow en . ▁ ▁Re ign ing ▁over ▁ 5 5 ▁years , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest - ser ving ▁r ul ers ▁during ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Z hou ▁D ynast y . ▁ ▁Although ▁making ▁numerous ▁policy ▁mistakes ▁during ▁his ▁later ▁years , ▁his ▁ag gress ive ▁territorial ▁exp ans ions ▁were ▁p iv otal ▁in ▁cons olid ating ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Q in ▁as ▁the ▁dominant ▁military ▁power house ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁W arring ▁States ▁period . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁domin ance ▁established ▁during ▁his ▁reign ▁that ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Q in ' s ▁event ual ▁successful ▁un ification ▁of ▁China ▁under ▁his ▁great - grand son , ▁Y ing ▁Zh eng . ▁ ▁In ▁m anga ▁and ▁an ime ▁Kingdom , ▁he ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" W ar ▁God ", ▁which ▁he ▁led ▁Q in ▁through ▁blo ody ▁batt les ▁alongside ▁his ▁ 6 ▁most ▁el ite ▁gener als , ▁including ▁B ai ▁Q i , ▁Wang ▁He , ▁Wang ▁Y i , ▁L iao , ▁Si ▁Ma ▁Cu o ▁and ▁Hu ▁Shang . ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁Par ents : ▁ ▁Crown ▁Prince ▁Si ▁( ;