Qin and Han · Family Member

Eldest son of Wei Xian 韋賢長子

Attested BC 67

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Eldest son of Wei Xian was a Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 67 長子有罪不得嗣
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 176

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Xuancheng (玄成)
brother 兄弟 · Full siblings
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 173, 175
Child of Wei Xian (韋賢)
eldest son 長子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 175-176

Career and standing

Blocked
Could not inherit
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 176
Barred from succession
Convicted
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 176

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 96Biography of Chancellor Zhang · 2 passages

韋丞相言曰：「我即為丞相，有長子，是安從得之？」 Chancellor Wei said, "If I become chancellor and have a firstborn son, how would he obtain such nobility?"

後竟為丞相，病死，而長子有罪論，不得嗣，而立玄成。 Later Wei Xian did indeed become chancellor and eventually died of illness. His eldest son was convicted of a crime and could not inherit the title, so Xuancheng was established as heir.