King Anxi of Wei

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King of Wei

King Anxi of Wei
魏安僖王

King of Wei
Reign| 276–243 BC
Predecessor| King Zhao
Successor| King Jingmin

Died| 243 BC
| Names

Ancestral name: Jī (姬)
Lineage name: Wèi (魏)
Given name: Yǔ (圉)
Posthumous name
King Anxi (安僖王 or 安禧王 or 安釐王[a])
House| Ji
Dynasty| Wei
Father| King Zhao of Wei

King Anxi of Wei (died 243 BC), personal name Wei Yu (Chinese: 魏圉), was king of the Wei state from 276 BC to 243 BC. He was the son of King Zhao and the older brother of Lord Xinling (Wei Wuji). In 275 BC, after a Han general fled to the Wei capital Daliang, King Anxi began a war against Qin in an alliance with Qi. Qin forces under chancellor Wei Ran and general Bai Qi captured 4 cities, besieged Daliang and killed 40,000 people. In 273 BC, with the assistance of Lord Mengchang of Qi, he began another war in an alliance with Zhao. The war ended with the deaths of 130,000 people. In 257 BC, he assisted Zhao when its capital Handan was besieged by Qin forces, at the request of Lord Pingyuan of Zhao, who was married to Lord Xinling's older sister.

## Notes

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1. ^ Sima Qian, the author of the Records of the Grand Historian, used the homophonous character 釐 to circumvent the naming taboo of his grandfather, whose given name was 僖.

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## Bibliography

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* Shiji, vol. 44

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Monarchs of Wei state

Clan leaders|

* Wei Wu-zi
* Wei Dao-zi
* Wei Zhuang-zi
* Wei Xian-zi
* Wei Jian-zi
* Wei Xiang-zi
* Wei Huan-zi

Monarchs|

* Marquess Wen
* Marquess Wu
* King Hui
* King Xiang
* King Zhao
* King Anxi
* King Jingmin
* Jia

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