Jia Yi

Chinese essayist, poet and politician (c. 200–169 BCE)

Jia Yi (Wade–Giles: Chia I; c. 200 – 169 BCE) was a Chinese essayist, poet and politician of the Western Han dynasty, best known as one of the earliest known writers of fu rhapsody and for his essay "Disquisition (on) Finding Fault with Qin" (Guò Qín Lùn; 過秦論), which criticises the Qin dynasty and describes Jia's opinions on the reasons for its collapse. Early attracting the attention of a Governor Wu of Hunan for his literary skills, the promotion of Wu around 179 BCE saw Jia Yi appointed scholar of the classics.

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