King Wei of Qi (齊威王)

Overview

The translated histories identify King Wei of Qi as a ruler. This record brings together 11 passages from 4 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	King Wei of Qi	齊威王	Qi Wei Wang
Personal name	He	和	Hé
Title	King Wei	威王
Regnal	King Wei	威王	Wei Wang
Regnal name	King Wei of Qi	齊威王	Qí Wēi Wáng
Title	King Wei of Qi	齊威王
Title	King Wei of Qi	齊威王	Qi Wei Wang
Title	Qi King Wei	齊威王

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · shiji:064:s0047, shiji:065:s0049
Value: male
Strongly inferred · shiji:074:s0012

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 威王問兵法…救韓 · Western Interval: Start: BC 356 · End: BC 341
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:065:s0050, shiji:065:s0059
Source Date: Text: 至常曾孫和，因自立為齊威王 · Western Interval: Start: BC 356 · End: BC 320
Explicit · shiji:064:s0047
Source Date: Text: 齊威王 · Western Interval: Start: BC 356 · End: BC 320
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:074:s0012
Source Date: Text: 齊威王 · Western Interval: Start: BC 356 · End: BC 320
Explicit · shiji:083:s0042, shiji:083:s0046

Family

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Descendant of Tian Chang (田常)
Kinship Term: great-grandson / 曾孫 · Generation Distance: 3 · Line: paternal
Kinship Term: great-grandson / 曾孫 · Generation Distance: 3 · Line: paternal
Child of Parent of Tian He
Parentage: biological · Subject Role: parent · Object Role: child · Line: paternal
Parentage: biological · Subject Role: child · Object Role: parent · Line: paternal

Career and standing

Title: King Wei of Qi / 齊威王 · Action: established-himself
Explicit · shiji:064:s0047

Places and affiliations

Polity: Qi / 齊 · Relation: ruled
Explicit · shiji:064:s0047, shiji:074:s0012
Organization: Tian clan / 田氏 · Relation: member-of
Explicit · shiji:064:s0047

Works and attributed material

Work: Sima Rangju Military Methods / 司馬穰苴兵法 · Relation: sponsor
Explicit · shiji:064:s0048

Events and relationships

Kind: employment · Role: employer · Action: employed Sun Bin and Tian Ji · Other Person Ids: Sun Bin (孫臏), Tian Ji (田忌)
Explicit · shiji:074:s0012
Kind: military · Role: ruler · Action: employed troops and greatly followed Rangju's methods
Explicit · shiji:064:s0047
Kind: scholarly · Role: sponsor · Action: had officers compile ancient Sima military methods and attach Rangju
Explicit · shiji:064:s0048
Kind: audience · Role: host · Action: received Zou Ji via qin performance · Other Person Id: Zou Ji (騶忌)
Explicit · shiji:074:s0017
Relation: student-of · Person Id: Sun Bin (孫臏)
Explicit · shiji:065:s0050