state of Wei

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Warring States period polity ancient Chinese state

The state of Wei was a major Chinese polity during the Warring States period, known for its early military strength, legalist reforms, and rivalry with other powerful states like Qin, Zhao, and Han.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
State of Wei	12
state of Wei canonical	4
Wei (state)	3

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Warring States period polity ⓘ ancient Chinese state ⓘ
alternativeName	Liang ⓘ
capital	Anyang ⓘ Daliang ⓘ Kaifeng ⓘ
chineseName	Cao Wei ⓘ surface form: 魏
conqueredBy	State of Qin ⓘ
currency	knife money ⓘ spade money ⓘ
declineCause	loss of western territories ⓘ military defeats by Qin ⓘ
endEvent	Qin conquest of rival states ⓘ surface form: Qin unification of China
engagedInConflictWith	State of Chu ⓘ State of Han ⓘ State of Qi ⓘ State of Qin ⓘ state of Zhao ⓘ surface form: State of Zhao
era	Warring States period ⓘ late Spring and Autumn period ⓘ
formedFrom	partition of Jin ⓘ
founder	Wei Wenhou ⓘ
governmentType	hereditary monarchy ⓘ
implementedPhilosophy	Legalism ⓘ
knownFor	Legalist reforms ⓘ early military strength ⓘ rivalry with Han ⓘ rivalry with Qin ⓘ rivalry with Zhao ⓘ
language	Old Chinese ⓘ
legalCode	Fa of Wei ⓘ
locatedIn	Ancient China ⓘ
majorRiver	Yellow River ⓘ
militaryLeader	Le Yang ⓘ Pang Juan ⓘ Wu Qi ⓘ
notableReformer	Li Kui ⓘ
notableRuler	Marquis Wen of Wei ⓘ surface form: King Hui of Wei King Xiang of Wei ⓘ Marquis Wen of Wei ⓘ
partOf	Warring States period ⓘ surface form: Seven Warring States
philosophicalContext	Hundred Schools of Thought ⓘ
pinyinName	Wèi ⓘ
politicalSystem	feudal state ⓘ
predecessor	State of Jin ⓘ
religion	Chinese folk religion ⓘ
rulingClan	Wei clan ⓘ
territoryIncludes	parts of modern Hebei ⓘ parts of modern Henan ⓘ parts of modern Shanxi ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Warring States period → hasPart → state of Wei ⓘ

Spring and Autumn period → hasPart → state of Wei ⓘ

state of Zhao → enemy → state of Wei ⓘ

subject surface form: State of Zhao