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词条 Wei (state)
释义

  1. History

     Foundation  Spring and Autumn period  Warring States Period  Defeat 

  2. Rulers

  3. Family tree of Wei rulers

     Notable people 

  4. Legacy

     Chinese legend  Chinese astronomy 

  5. See also

  6. References

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Wei ({{IPAc-en|w|eɪ}};[1] {{zh|c=魏|p=Wèi}}; Old Chinese: *{{IPA|N-qʰuj-s}}) was one of the seven major states during the Warring States period of ancient China. It was created from the three-way Partition of Jin, together with Han and Zhao. Its territory lay between the states of Qin and Qi and included parts of modern-day Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong. After its capital was moved from Anyi to Daliang (present-day Kaifeng) during the reign of King Hui, Wei was also called Liang ({{zh|c=梁|p=Liáng}}).

History

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Foundation

Surviving sources trace the ruling house of Wei to the Zhou royalty: Gao, Duke of Bi ({{lang|zh|畢公高}}), was a son of King Wen of Zhou. His descendants took their surname from his fief. After the destruction of Bi by the Xionites, Bi Wan ({{lang|zh|畢萬}}) escaped to Jin, where he became a courtier of Duke Xian's, accompanying his personal carriage. After a successful military expedition, Bi Wan was granted Wei, from which his own descendants then founded the house of Wei.

Spring and Autumn period

Jin's political structure was drastically changed after the slaughter of its ruling dynasty during and after the Li Ji Unrest. Afterwards, "Jin ha[d] no princely house" ({{lang|zh|晉無公卿}}) and its political power diffused into extended relations of the ruling family, including the Wei. In the last years of the Spring and Autumn period, the founders of Wei, Zhao, and Han joined to attack and kill the dominant house of Zhi ({{lang|zh|知}}) in 453 {{sc|BCE}}, resulting in the partition of Jin. King Weilie of Zhou finally legitimized the situation in 403 {{sc|BCE}}, when he elevated the three houses' heads to the rank of marquess ({{zh|p=hóu|c=侯}}).

Warring States Period

The state reached its apogee during the reigns of its first two rulers, Marquess Wen of Wei and Marquess Wu of Wei. The third ruler, King Hui of Wei, declared himself an independent sovereign and concentrated on economic developments, including irrigation projects at the Yellow River. Hui felt that Qin in the west was weak and their land a barren waste. He focused on conquering the well-settled eastern lands which were richer in known resources. However, a series of battles including the battle of Maling in 341 {{sc|BCE}} checked Wei's ambitions while Qin's expansion went largely unimpeded, boosting its economy and military strength.

Early strengthening of the state of Wei resulted from adoption of Legalist reforms proposed by Li Kui ({{zh|c=李悝}}, c. 459 - c. 395 BCE).

Defeat

Wei eventually lost the western Hexi region, a strategic area of pastoral land on the west bank of the Yellow River between the border of modern-day Shanxi and Shaanxi, to Qin. Thereafter, it remained continuously at war with Qin, requiring the capital to be moved from Anyi to Daliang. Wei surrendered to Qin in 225 {{sc|BCE}}, after the Qin general Wang Ben diverted the Yellow River into Daliang, destroying the capital in a flood.

Rulers

{{anchor|list|list of rulers}}
  1. Marquess Wen of Wei, personal name Si (斯) or Du (都), (445–396 {{sc|BCE}})
  2. Marquess Wu of Wei, personal name Ji (擊), son of Marquess Wen, (396–370 {{sc|BCE}})
  3. King Hui of Wei, personal name Ying (罃), son of Marquess Wu, (370–319 {{sc|BCE}})
  4. King Xiang of Wei (魏襄王), personal name Si (嗣) or He (赫), son of King Hui, (319–296 {{sc|BCE}})
  5. King Zhao of Wei (魏昭王), personal name Chi (遫), son of King Xiang, (296–277 {{sc|BCE}})
  6. King Anxi of Wei (魏安釐王),personal name Yu (圉), son of King Zhao, (277–243 {{sc|BCE}})
  7. King Jingmin of Wei (魏景湣王), personal name Zeng (增) or Wu (午), son of King Anxi, (243–228 {{sc|BCE}})
  8. King Jia, (魏王假), personal name Jia (假), son of King Jingmin, (228–225 {{sc|BCE}})

According to Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian written in the 1st century {{sc|BCE}}, the list of rulers is slightly different: King Hui died in 335 {{sc|BCE}} and was succeeded by his son King Xiang in 334 {{sc|BCE}}. King Xiang died in 319 {{sc|BCE}} and was succeeded by his son King Ai ({{lang|zh|哀王}}), who died in 296 {{sc|BCE}} and was succeeded by his son King Zhao. However, the majority of scholars and commentators believe that King Ai, whose personal name is not recorded, never existed. It seems that Sima Qian assigned the second part of the reign of King Hui (starting in 334 {{sc|BCE}}, on which date Marquess Hui probably proclaimed himself King) to his son King Xiang and added King Ai to fill in the gap between 319 and 296 {{sc|BCE}}. On the other hand, a minority of scholars believe King Ai did indeed exist.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}

Family tree of Wei rulers

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Viscount Wu of Wei
魏武子}}{{chart|border=1| |,|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|(| | | | | }}{{chart|border=1| Ke | | Qi | | Da | | | | |Ke=Wei Ke 魏颗
令狐氏|Qi=Wèi Qí 魏锜
吕氏
?–575|Da=Viscount Dao of Wei
魏悼子}}{{chart|border=1| |!| | | |!| | | |!| | | | | }}{{chart|border=1| We | | Xu | | Zh | | | | |We=Wèi Jié 魏颉
令狐文子
?–570|Xu=Wei Xiang 魏相
吕宣子
?–622|Zh={{nowrap|Ji Jiang 姬絳
Viscount Zhao of Wei
魏昭子}}}}{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | | |!| | | | | }}{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | | Xi | | | | |Xi={{nowrap|Ji Shu 姬舒
Viscount Xian of Wei
魏獻子
565–509 BC}}}}{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | | |)|-|-|-|.| }}{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | | Ji | | Wu2 |Ji={{nowrap|魏取
Viscount Jian of Wei
魏简子}}|Wu2=Wèi Wù 魏戊}}{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | | |!| | | | | }}{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | | Xi2 | | | | |Xi2={{nowrap|Wei Chi 魏侈
Viscount Xiang of Wei
魏襄子}}}}{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | | |!| | | | | }}{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | | Hu | | | | |Hu={{nowrap|Viscont Huan of Wei
魏桓 子魏驹
?–446 BC}}}}{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | | |)|-|-|-|.| }}{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | |We2 | | Ch |We2=(1)Wei Si 魏斯
Wen of Wei 魏文侯
Marquess of Wei
?–424–396 BC
|boxstyle_We2=border-width:2px|Ch=Wei Cheng 魏成}}{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | | |)|-|-|-|.| }}{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | |Wu3 | | Zh2 |Wu3=(2)Wu of Wei 魏武侯
Marquess of Wei
?–396–370 BC
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Hui of Wei 魏惠王
King of Wei
400–370–319 BC
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Xiang of Wei 魏襄王
King of Wei
?–319–296 BC
}}|boxstyle_Xi3=border-width:2px|Go={{nowrap| Prince Gao 公子高}}}}{{chart|border=1| | | | | |,|-|-|-|(| | | | | }}{{chart|border=1| | | | | Zg | |Zh3 | | | | |Zg=Prince Zheng
太子政|Zh3=(5)Ji Chi 魏遫
Zhao of Wei 魏昭王
King of Wei
?–296–277 BC
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Anxi of Wei 魏安釐王
King of Wei
?–277–243 BC
|boxstyle_Ax=border-width:2px|Xl=Wei Wuji 魏無忌
Lord Xinling
信陵君
?–243 BC}}{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | | |!| | | | | }}{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | |Jm | | | | |Jm=(7)Ji Zeng 姬增
Jingmin of Wei
魏景湣王
King of Wei
?–243–228 BC
|boxstyle_Jm=border-width:2px}}{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | | |!| | | | | }}{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | |Ji2 | | | | |Ji2=(8)Ji Jia 姬假
Jia of Wei 魏王假
King of Wei
?–228–225 BC
|boxstyle_Ji2=border-width:2px}}{{chart/end}}{{chart bottom}}

Notable people

  • Li Kui, a Legalist philosopher and chancellor
  • Yue Yang, ancestor of Yue Yi and prime minister of Zhongshan
  • Pang Juan, a successful general who was defeated by Lord Mengchang of Qi and Sun Bin at the battle of Maling

Legacy

Chinese legend

According to the Han Feizi, King Anxi had a lover named Lord Long Yang, with whom he enjoyed fishing. One day, Long began to weep. When questioned, Long said he saw his own future in how he had treated a fish. Happy to have the catch at first, Long Yang had wanted to throw it back when he caught a better fish. He wept, "I am also a previously-caught fish! I will also be thrown back!" To show his fidelity to Long Yang, the king declared that, "Anyone who dares to speak of other beauties will be executed along with his entire family".[2]

Chinese astronomy

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In traditional Chinese astronomy, Wei is represented by one star in the "Twelve States" asterism of the "Girl" lunar mansion of the "Black Turtle" symbol and other star in the "Left Wall" of the "Heavenly Market" enclosure. Sources differ, however, in whether those two stars are (respectively) 33 Capricorni[3] and Delta Herculis[4] or whether they are Chi Capricorni and Phi Capricorni.[5]

See also

  • Liang (state), the earlier state of that name
  • Liang (realm), the continuation of the title in later dynasties

References

1. ^"Wei". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
2. ^Hinsch, Bret. Passions of the Cut Sleeve, p. 32. University of California Press, 1990.
3. ^Ian Ridpath's Startales - Capricornus the Sea Goat
4. ^Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy. "{{lang|zh|天文教育資訊網}}". 23 June 2006. {{zh icon}}
5. ^Star Names - R.H.Allen p.142
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