Ancient China · Ruler

King Wei of Qi 齊威王

Qi Wei Wang

Attested BC 356 - BC 320

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Wei of Qi was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 356 to BC 320 齊威王橫行
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 115

Career and standing

King Wei of Qi 齊威王
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 115

Places and affiliations

Polity Qi 齊 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 115

Events and relationships

Marched unchallenged
Military · Ruler · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Grand Historian (太史公)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 115

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 115

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 126Biographies of Jesters · 1 passage

太史公曰：淳于髡仰天大笑，齊威王橫行。 The Grand Historian remarks: Chunyu Kun threw back his head and laughed to the heavens, and King Wei of Qi marched unchallenged across the land.