King Jingmin of Wei

King Jingmin of Wei
魏景湣王
King of Wei
Reign242–228 BC
PredecessorKing Anxi
SuccessorWei Jia
Died228 BC
IssueWei Jia
Wei Jiu
Wei Bao
Names
Ancestral name: Jī (姬)
Lineage name: Wèi (魏)
Given name: Zēng (增) or Wǔ (午)
Posthumous name
King Jingmin (景湣王 or 景愍王 or 景閔王)
or
King Jing (景王)
or
King Min (湣王 or 愍王 or 閔王)
HouseJi
DynastyWei
FatherKing Anxi of Wei

King Jingmin of Wei (Chinese: 魏景湣王; died 228 BC), personal name Wei Wu (Chinese: 魏午), was the penultimate king of the Wei state. He was a son of his predecessor, King Anxi. He made an alliance with the states of Han, Zhao, Yan and Chu against the Qin state. This alliance failed with Han's destruction by Qin in 230 BC

In King Jingmin's 1st year, 242 BC, Qin General Meng Ao (蒙驁) attacked Wei's Suanzao (酸棗), Yan (燕, a city, not the state), Xu (虛), Changping (長平), Yongqiu (雍丘), and Shanyangcheng (山陽城), taking 20 cities, Qin established Dong Commandery (東郡).[1] In his 2nd Year, 241 BC, Wei joined Zhao, Han, Chu, Wey, and Yan[2] in attacking Qin. In his 3rd Year, 240 BC, Qin captured Wei's Long (龍), Gu (孤), Qingdu (慶都), and Ji (汲).[3] In his 4th year, 239 BC, Wei gave Ye (鄴) to Zhao.[4] In his 5th Year, 238 BC, Qin captured Wei's Yuan (垣) and Puyang (蒲陽),[5] Qin general Yang Duanhe (楊端和) then attacked Wei's Yanshi (衍氏).[6] In his 15th Year, 228 BC, the same year the Zhao capital Handan fell to Qin, King Jingmin died and was succeeded by his son King Jia.[7]

References

  1. ^ (史記, 秦始皇本紀) 五年，將軍驁攻魏，定酸棗、燕、虛、長平、雍丘、山陽城，皆拔之，取二十城。初置東郡。
  2. ^ (史記, 秦始皇本紀) 六年，韓、魏、趙、衛、楚共擊秦，取壽陵。秦出兵，五國兵罷。
  3. ^ (史記, 秦始皇本紀) 七年，彗星先出東方，見北方，五月見西方。將軍驁死。以攻龍、孤、慶都，還兵攻汲。
  4. ^ (史記, 趙世家) 六年，封長安君以饒。魏與趙鄴。
  5. ^ (史記, 秦始皇本紀) 九年，彗星見，或竟天。攻魏垣、蒲陽。
  6. ^ (史記, 秦始皇本紀) 楊端和攻衍氏
  7. ^ (史記, 魏世家) 十五年，景湣王卒，子王假立。
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