Western Wei

Western Wei
西魏
535–557
Western Wei and neighbors
Capital Chang'an
Government Monarchy
Emperor  
• 535–551
Emperor Wen of Western Wei
• 552–554
Emperor Fei of Western Wei
• 554–557
Emperor Gong of Western Wei
Historical era Southern and Northern Dynasties
• Establishment of Eastern Wei, start of division of Northern Wei
8 November 534[1]
• Emperor Wen's ascension, often viewed as establishment
18 February 535[2] 535
• Disestablished
14 February 557[3] 557
Area
557[4] 1,300,000 km2 (500,000 sq mi)
Currency Chinese coin,
Chinese cash
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Northern Wei
Liang Dynasty
Northern Zhou
Today part of China
History of China
History of China
ANCIENT
Neolithic c. 8500 – c. 2070 BC
Xia dynasty c. 2070 – c. 1600 BC
Shang dynasty c. 1600 – c. 1046 BC
Zhou dynasty c. 1046 – 256 BC
 Western Zhou
 Eastern Zhou
   Spring and Autumn
   Warring States
IMPERIAL
Qin dynasty 221–206 BC
Han dynasty 206 BC – 220 AD
  Western Han
  Xin dynasty
  Eastern Han
Three Kingdoms 220–280
  Wei, Shu and Wu
Jin dynasty 265–420
  Western Jin
  Eastern Jin Sixteen Kingdoms
Northern and Southern dynasties
420–589
Sui dynasty 581–618
Tang dynasty 618–907
  (Second Zhou dynasty 690–705)
Five Dynasties and
Ten Kingdoms
907–960		 Liao dynasty
907–1125
Song dynasty
960–1279
  Northern Song Western Xia
  Southern Song Jin
Yuan dynasty 1271–1368
Ming dynasty 1368–1644
Qing dynasty 1644–1912
MODERN
Republic of China 1912–1949
People's Republic of China 1949–present
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The Western Wei (/weɪ/;[5] Chinese: 西魏; pinyin: Xī Wèi) followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei, and ruled northern China from 535 to 557. As with the Northern Wei state that preceded it, the ruling family of Western Wei were members of the Tuoba clan of the Xianbei.

After the Xianbei general Yuwen Tai killed the Northern Wei emperor Yuan Xiu, he installed Yuan Baoju as emperor of Western Wei while Yuwen Tai would remain as the virtual ruler. Although smaller than the Eastern Wei in territory and population, Western Wei was able to withstand the attacks from the eastern empire. Due to its better economical conditions, Western Wei was even able to conquer the whole western part of the Liang empire in the south and occupied the territory of modern Sichuan. In 557 Yuwen Tai's nephew Yuwen Hu deposed Emperor Gong and placed Yuwen Tai's son Yuwen Jue on the throne, ending Western Wei and establishing Northern Zhou.

Rulers

Posthumous Names ( Shi Hao 諡號)Born NamesPeriod of ReignsEra Names (Nian Hao 年號) and their according range of years
Northern dynasty
Western Wei Dynasty 535-556
Convention: Western Wei + posthumous name
Wen Di (文帝 wén dì) Yuan Baoju (元寶炬 yuán bǎo jù) 535-551 Datong (大統 dà tǒng) 535-551
Fei Di (廢帝 fèi dì) Yuan Qin (元欽 yuán qīn) 552-554 Did not exist
Gong Di (恭帝 gōng dì) Tuoba Kuo (拓拔廓 tuò bá kuò) 554-557 Did not exist

Notes

  1. ↑ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 156.
  2. ↑ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 157.
  3. ↑ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 166.
  4. ↑ Rein Taagepera "Size and Duration of Empires: Growth-Decline Curves, 600 B.C. to 600 A.D.", Social Science History Vol. 3, 115-138 (1979)
  5. ↑ "Wei". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.

References

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