Wei
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Wei was an ancient Chinese state during the Warring States period, known for its early strength and later decline before being annexed by the rising Qin dynasty.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wei (Warring States) | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient Chinese state ⓘ |
| capital |
Anyang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daliang NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaifeng area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| currency |
knife money
ⓘ
spade money ⓘ |
| declineReason |
loss of strategic territories to Qin
ⓘ
military defeats by Qi and Qin ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Qi (state) at Battle of Maling
ⓘ
Qin (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCause | annexation by Qin ⓘ |
| endTime | 225 BCE ⓘ |
| era | Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Qin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Wei Wenhou (Marquis Wen of Wei) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | one of the Seven Warring States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early military strength in Warring States period
ⓘ
employment of Legalist thinkers ⓘ legal and administrative reforms ⓘ |
| language | Old Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North China Plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yellow River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryEvent |
Battle of Guiling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Maling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighbor |
Chu (state)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Han (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ Qi (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ Qin (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhao (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Li Kui (Legalist reformer)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shang Yang (served Wei before Qin) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wu Qi (general and reformer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
King Anxi of Wei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Hui of Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ King Xiang of Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquis Wen of Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Zhou dynasty feudal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Jin (ancient Chinese state)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Wei (Spring and Autumn period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Chinese folk religion
ⓘ
ancestor worship ⓘ |
| rulingHouse | House of Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
5th century BCE
ⓘ
after Partition of Jin ⓘ |
| territory |
Henan region
ⓘ
parts of Hebei ⓘ parts of Shanxi ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
State of Qin