Cao Wei
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- This article is about the Three Kingdoms state. For the Warring States Period state, see Wei (state). For the Northern and Southern Dynasties state, see Northern Wei.
History
During the decline of the Han Dynasty, the northern part of China was under the control of Cáo Cāo (wg: Ts'ao Ts'ao), the Imperial Secretariat to the last Han emperor (see Unification of northern China). In 213, he was titled Wei Gong (Duke of Wèi) and given ten cities as his domain. This area was named the "State of Wèi". At that time, the southern part of China was already divided into two areas controlled by two warlords (later the Kingdom of Shu and Kingdom of Wu). In 216, Cao Cao was promoted to Wèi Wang (Prince/King of Wèi).In 220, Cao Cao died and his son Cao Pi succeeded to the title Wèi Wang and the position as Imperial Secretarist. Later that year, Cao Pi seized the imperial throne and claimed to have founded the Wèi Dynasty, but Liu Bei of Shu Han immediately contested his claim to the throne, and Sun Quan of Eastern Wu followed suit in 222.
Wèi conquered Shu Han in 263. Shortly afterwards, in 265, the Wèi dynasty was overthrown by its last Imperial Secretariat, Sima Yan, grandson of Sima Yi, who then founded the Jin Dynasty.
The capital of Wèi was Luoyang.
- Important figures:
- *Cao Wèi:
- **Cao Cao (曹操)
- **Cao Pi (曹丕)
- **Cao Zhi (曹植)
- **Cao Ren (曹仁)
- **Xiahou Dun (夏侯惇)
- **Xiahou Yuan (夏侯渊)
- **Zhang Liao (張遼)
- **Yue Jin (樂進)
- **Xu Huang (徐晃)
- **Zhang He (張郃)
- **Yu Jin (于禁)
- **Li Dian (李典)
- **Xu Chu (許禇)
- **Xun You (荀攸)
- **Xun Yu (荀彧)
- **Chen Qun (陳群)
- **Guo Jia (郭嘉)
- **Cheng Yu (程昱)
- **Sima Yi (司馬懿)
- **Sima Shi (司馬师)
- **Sima Zhao (司馬昭)
- **Sima Yan (司馬炎)
- **Deng Ai (鄧艾)
- **Wuqiu Jian (毋丘儉)
- **Zhong Hui (鍾会)
| Posthumous Names | family (in bold) name and first names | Year(s) of Reigns | Era Names and their range of years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Convention: family and first names, and less commonly "Wèi" + posthumous name + "di" | |||
| Emperor Wen of Wei China, ch. 文, py. wén | Cao Pi, ch. 曹丕, py. cáo pī | 220-226 | Huangchu (黃初 huang2 chu1) 220-226 |
| Emperor Ming of Wei China, ch. 明 py. míng | Cao Rui, ch. 曹叡, py. cáo rùi | 226-239 | Taihe (太和 tài hé) 227-233Qinglong (青龍 qīng lóng) 233-237 |
| Shao (少 py. shao4) or King of Qi of Wei China, ch. 齊王, py. qí wáng | Cao Fang, ch. 曹芳, py. cáo fāng | 239-254 | Zhengshi (正始 zhèng shĭ) 240-249Jiaping (嘉平 jīa píng) 249-254 |
| Gaoguixiang Gong of Wei China, ch. 高貴鄉公, py. gāo gùi xīang gōng | Cao Mao, ch. 曹髦, py. cáo máo | 254-260 | Zhengyuan (正元 zhèng yúan) 254-256Ganlu (甘露 gān lù) 256-260 |
| Emperor Yuan of Wei China, ch. 元, py. yúan | Cao Huan, ch. 曹奐, py. cáo hùan | 260-265 | Jingyuan (景元 jĭng yúan) 260-264Xianxi (咸熙 xían xī) 264-265 |
External Source
- Bo Yang's edition of Zizhi Tungjian by Sima Guang. 柏楊版資治通鑑
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