Fa of Wei
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Fa of Wei was an influential early Chinese legal code from the Warring States period that helped shape the development of Legalist thought and later imperial law.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Chinese text
ⓘ
legal code ⓘ |
| aimedAt | enhancing military and administrative efficiency ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Legalist reformers of the State of Wei ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | State of Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | interstate competition in Warring States China ⓘ |
| hasLegalConcept |
centralized authority
ⓘ
codified statutes ⓘ fixed punishments ⓘ impersonal application of law ⓘ rule by law ⓘ standardized procedures ⓘ |
| hasLegalDomain |
administrative law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ penal law ⓘ |
| hasLegalPhilosophy | Legalist thought NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalFunction |
maintaining social order
ⓘ
regulating officials ⓘ strengthening state power ⓘ |
| hasReputation | influential early Chinese legal code ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early model for Legalist codification
ⓘ
precursor to Qin and Han codes ⓘ |
| influenced |
Han imperial law
ⓘ
Qin legal system ⓘ later imperial Chinese legal codes ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| legalTradition | Legalism ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
State of Wei