Qin and Han · King of Wei and elder brother of Wei Bao

Wei Jiu 魏咎

Wèi Jiù

Died BC 209

Passages: 21
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

The translated histories identify Wei Jiu as an aristocrat, royal family member, and ruler. This record brings together 21 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wei Jiu	魏咎	Wèi Jiù
Given	Jiu	咎	Jiu
Given	Jiu	咎	Jiù
Title	King Jiu of Wei	魏王咎
Title	King of Wei	魏王	Wèi Wáng
Title	King of Wei	魏王	Wei Wang
Title	King of Wei	魏王
Title	Lord of Ningling	甯陵君	Ningling Jun
Title	Lord of Ningling	寧陵君
Surname	Wei	魏	Wei
Surname	Wei	魏	Wèi
Personal	Wei Jiu	魏咎	Wei Jiu

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · shiji:090:s0002
Value: male
Strongly inferred · hanshu:042:s0002

Roles

Aristocrat
Royal Family Member
Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Cause: killed after defeat by Zhang Han · Place: Linji
Explicit · hanshu:001:s0123
Manner: self-immolation · Cause: suicide after negotiated surrender · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 約定，咎自燒殺 · Western Year: BC 209
Explicit · shiji:090:s0015, shiji:090:s0016
Text: suicide after surrender terms at Linji / 約降定，咎自殺
Explicit · hanshu:042:s0013, hanshu:042:s0014

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 秦滅魏…咎自燒殺 · Western Interval: Start: BC 225 · End: BC 209
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:090:s0003, shiji:090:s0004, shiji:090:s0016

Family

Sibling of Wei Bao (魏豹)
Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Subject Relative Age: elder · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-brother
Kin of Wei Bao (魏豹)
Kinship Term: younger cousin / 從弟 · Line: paternal · Subject Relative Age: younger · Provenance: Mode: speech · Speaker Person Id: Emperor Gaozu (高祖)

Origins and identity

Label: Wei royal house / 故魏
Explicit · shiji:090:s0002

Career and standing

Text: King of Wei / 魏王
Explicit · hanshu:042:s0008
Title: Lord of Ningling / 寧陵君 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 故魏時 · Western Year: BC 225
Explicit · shiji:090:s0002
Text: Lord of Ningling / 甯陵君
Explicit · hanshu:042:s0002
Status: commoner · Action: reduced-to · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 秦滅魏 · Western Year: BC 225
Explicit · shiji:090:s0003
Title: King of Wei / 魏王 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 陳勝之起王也 · Western Year: BC 209
Explicit · shiji:090:s0010
Title: King of Wei · Polity: Wei · Self Proclaimed: true
Explicit · hanshu:001:s0090

Places and affiliations

Label: Wei / 魏 · Relation: associated-with
Explicit · shiji:090:s0002

Events and relationships

Type: elder-brother · Person Id: Wei Bao (魏豹)
Explicit · hanshu:042:s0002

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 1Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 · 2 passages

魏咎自立為魏王。 Wei Jiu established himself as King of Wei.

章邯破殺魏王咎、齊王田儋於臨濟。 Zhang Han defeated and killed King Jiu of Wei and King Tian Dan of Qi at Linji.

Book of Han, Chapter 42Volume 33: Wei Bao, Tian Dan and Hán Xin (King of Han) · 9 passages

其兄魏咎，故魏時封為甯陵君，秦滅魏，為庶人。 His elder brother Wei Jiu had been enfeoffed in the former Wei as Lord of Ningling, but when Qin destroyed Wei he was reduced to commoner status.

陳勝之王也，咎往從之。 When Chen Sheng made himself king, Wei Jiu went to follow him.

市不受，迎魏咎於陳，五反，陳王乃遣立咎為魏王。 Zhou Shi refused the title. He went to Chen to bring Wei Jiu back, and after he asked five times, the King of Chen finally sent Wei Jiu and installed him as king of Wei.

章邯已破陳王，進兵擊魏王於臨濟。 After Zhang Han had defeated the King of Chen, he advanced and attacked the King of Wei at Linji.

魏王使周市請救齊、楚。 The King of Wei sent Zhou Shi to ask Qi and Chu for aid.

咎為其民約降。 Wei Jiu negotiated surrender terms for the sake of his people.

約降定，咎自殺。 Once the surrender terms were settled, Wei Jiu killed himself.

秦將章邯圍魏王咎於臨濟，急。 Zhang Han was besieging Wei Jiu at Linji, and the situation was urgent.

魏王請救於齊，儋將兵救魏。 The King of Wei requested aid from Qi, and Tian Dan led troops to rescue Wei.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 90Biographies of Wei Bao and Peng Yue · 10 passages

其兄魏咎，故魏時封為寧陵君。 His elder brother, Wei Jiu, had been enfeoffed as the Lord of Ningling during the days of the old Wei state.

秦滅魏，遷咎為家人。 When Qin conquered Wei, Jiu was reduced to the status of a commoner.

陳勝之起王也，咎往從之。 When Chen Sheng rose in rebellion and declared himself king, Jiu went to join him.

市辭不受，迎魏咎於陳。 Zhou Shi refused the title and traveled to Chen to welcome Wei Jiu.

五反，陳王乃遣立咎為魏王。 After five round trips of entreaty, the King of Chen finally released Jiu and established him as King of Wei.

章邯已破陳王，乃進兵擊魏王於臨濟。 After Zhang Han had defeated the King of Chen, he advanced his forces to attack the King of Wei at Linji.

魏王乃使周市出請救於齊、楚。 The King of Wei sent Zhou Shi to seek reinforcements from Qi and Chu.

咎為其民約降。 Jiu negotiated a surrender to spare his people.

約定，咎自燒殺。 Once the terms of surrender were settled, Jiu immolated himself.

今西魏王豹亦魏王咎從弟也，真魏後。」 King Bao of Western Wei is a cousin of King Jiu of Wei and a true heir of the Wei royal line."