Grand Tutor of Wei
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The Grand Tutor of Wei was a high-ranking advisory and educational post in the state of Cao Wei during China’s Three Kingdoms period, held by powerful figures such as the strategist and statesman Sima Yi.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advisory position
ⓘ
court title ⓘ government office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | state of Cao Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sima clan’s rise to power ⓘ |
| basedOn | Han dynasty office of Grand Tutor ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 魏太傅 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confersInfluenceOver | imperial succession in Wei ⓘ |
| confersPowerOver | state affairs of Cao Wei ⓘ |
| country | Cao Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
civil administration
ⓘ
imperial court politics ⓘ |
| followedBy | Grand Tutor of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRank | top tier among civil offices of Wei ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advisory role to the ruler
ⓘ
educational role for the heir apparent ⓘ high-ranking court counselor ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | one of the Three Excellencies–level posts (or equivalent) ⓘ |
| historicalContext | political struggles among regents in Cao Wei ⓘ |
| inception | early 3rd century ⓘ |
| isSubclassOf | Grand Tutor (Taifu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
3rd century China
ⓘ
Three Kingdoms period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Cao Rui’s senior ministers
ⓘ
Cao Shuang NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Shi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Zhao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cao Wei government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | powerful regents of Wei ⓘ |
| precededBy | Grand Tutor of Eastern Han ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
advising on major policy decisions
ⓘ
educating the crown prince ⓘ guiding the emperor in governance ⓘ |
| significantOfficeHolder |
Sima Yi, regent of Wei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sima Zhao, architect of Jin usurpation ⓘ |
| transliteration | Wei Taifu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | title for de facto rulers late in Wei ⓘ |
| usedIn | imperial Chinese bureaucracy ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince