Marquess Wu of Wei

Chinese ruler of Wei from 396 to 370 BC

Marquess Wu of Wei
魏武侯

Marquess of Wei
Reign| 396–370 BC
Predecessor| Marquess Wen
Successor| King Hui

Died| 370 BC
| Names

Ancestral name: Jī (姬)
Lineage name: Wèi (魏)
Given name: Jī (擊)
Posthumous name
Marquess Wu (武侯)
House| Ji
Dynasty| Wei
Father| Marquess Wen
Chinese name
Chinese| 魏武侯
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Wèi Wǔ Hóu

Marquess Wu of Wei (died 370 BC), personal name Wei Ji, was a ruler of the Wei state. He was a son of the founding monarch, Marquess Wen. He ascended to the Wei throne in 395 BC upon the death of his father. Marquess Wu died in 370 BC and was succeeded by his son, King Hui.

## References

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* Sima Qian, "Records of the Grand Historian"
* Yang Chang, "History of the Warring States", Taiwan Commercial Press, 1997

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