Overview
Wei Ai was a Clan Cousin of Wei Rui.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of ChenBook of Liang
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Xiaoyou | 孝友 | Xiaoyou |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 502 to AD 503 行至公安,道病卒Cause illness on the road 道病 · At Gong'an 公安Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 260
Age
- 12Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 247
Attested activity
- AD 502 中興二年Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 259
- AD 450 to AD 460 年十二Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 12, passage 247
- AD 501 義師之起Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passages 253, 256-257
- AD 465 to AD 466 袁顗為雍州刺史辟為主簿Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passage 249
- AD 502 高祖受禪Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 260
- AD 497 to AD 501 高祖臨雍州Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passages 251-252
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Wei Hui (韋翽)Directly stated · Book of Chen 18, passage 162
- Descendant of Wei Gongxun (韋公循)grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 243
- Descendant of Wei Gui (韋軌)great-grandfather 曾祖 · paternal line · 3 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 242
- Descendant of Wei Guang (韋廣)great-great-grandfather 高祖父 · paternal line · 4 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 241
- Kin of Wei Rui (韋叡)clan cousin 族弟 · paternal line
younger clan cousin 族弟 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passages 2, 239 - Child of Wei Yizheng (韋義正)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passages 244-245
- Parent of Wei Ganxiang (韋乾向)father 父 · paternal line
son 子Sources vary in certainty · Book of Chen 18, passages 162-163; Book of Liang 12, passage 261 - Child of Mother of Wei Ai (韋愛母)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passages 245, 250
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- General Who Assists the State 輔國將軍AD 502 高祖受禪 · AdvancedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 260
- Major to the Champion Prince of Nanping 冠軍南平王司馬AD 501 義師之起 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passage 253
- Valiant Martial General 壯武將軍AD 501 義師之起 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passage 253
- Administrator of Ning Shu 寧蜀太守AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 260
- Central Army Aide 中兵參軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 252
- chief clerk 主簿Appointed · Organization Yongzhou 雍州Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 249
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- Magistrate of Xiangyang 襄陽令AD 501 義師之起 · ConcurrentDated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passage 253
- General Who Assists the State 輔國將軍HeldDirectly stated · Book of Chen 18, passage 162
- Minister of the Guard 衛尉卿Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 260
- General of Valiant Cavalry 驍騎將軍RetainedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 260
- Minister of the Guard 衛尉卿Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 260
- ExperiencedEarly orphaned of fatherDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 245
Places and affiliations
- AD 502 高祖受禪Polity Liang 梁 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 260
- Liang 梁Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 18, passage 162
- Polity Liang 梁 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Liang 12, passage 251
- Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Subject of biographyStrongly inferred · Book of Liang 12, passages 1-2
- Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passages 253, 257
- Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation ServedDated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passage 259
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- Polity Id liu-song · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 249
- AD 501 義師之起At Xiangyang 襄陽 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passage 253
- At Gong'an 公安 · Relation Died atDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 260
- At Ning Shu 寧蜀 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 260
Learning and skills
- Subjects Changes 周易, Zuo Tradition to the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏 · Level especially skilledDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 248
- Skill broad learning and literary talent 博學有文才Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 248
Works and attributed material
- Wrote to instructDated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passage 258
Events and relationships
- Campaigned west againstAD 502 to AD 503 高祖受禪…西上襲劉季連 · Military · Participant · With Liu Jilian (劉季連) · At west toward Shu 西上Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 260
- Followed eastDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 259
- Followed to XiangyangDated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passage 257
- Hut by tomb and raised moundDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 250
- Read while others watched emperorPersonal · Subject · At capital 京師Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 247
- Routed rebelsDated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passages 255-256
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- Relation Colleague of · Person Deng Yuanqi (鄧元起) · Context western campaign against Liu JilianDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 260
- Relation Recruited by · Person Yuan Yan (袁顗)Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 249
- Relation Served as major to · Person Prince of Nanping (南平王)Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 253
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment kinsmen marveled at his devotion to study · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 247
- Assessment known for filial service to his mother · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 245
- calm and possessed capacity; pure and aloofCharacterDirectly stated · Book of Liang 12, passages 240, 246
References in the histories
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