Wei Qi (魏齊) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Wei Qi as an aristocrat and named individual. This record brings together 5 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 Qi	魏齊	Wei Qi
Personal name	Wei Qi	魏齊	Wèi Qí

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · shiji:076:s0218, shiji:077:s0003

Roles

Aristocrat
Named Individual

Life and dates

Death

Date Context: Source Date: Text: 魏齊已死 · Western Year: c. BC 257
Explicit · shiji:076:s0219

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 范睢亡魏相秦，以怨魏齊故 · Western Year: BC 273
Explicit · shiji:077:s0003
Source Date: Text: 魏齊已死 · Western Year: c. BC 257
Derived · shiji:076:s0219

Events and relationships

Relation: companion-of · Person Id: Yu Qing (虞卿)
Explicit · shiji:076:s0218

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 104Volume 92: Youxias · 1 passage

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而趙相虞卿棄國捐君，以周窮交魏齊之厄； Minister Yu Qing of Zhao threw away office and ruler to ransom his ruined friend Wei Qi from disaster;

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 76Biographies of Lord Pingyuan and Yu Qing · 3 passages

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虞卿既以魏齊之故，不重萬戶侯卿相之印，與魏齊閒行，卒去趙，困於梁。 Because of his friendship with Wei Qi, Yu Qing set aside the seal of a marquis of ten thousand households and the rank of high minister. He traveled in secret with Wei Qi and eventually left Zhao, only to find himself in dire straits in Liang.

魏齊已死，不得意，乃著書，上採春秋，下觀近世，曰節義、稱號、揣摩、政謀，凡八篇。 After Wei Qi died and Yu Qing found no other way to fulfill his ambitions, he began to write. Drawing inspiration from the Spring and Autumn Annals of old and observing the events of the modern world, he composed eight chapters on topics such as 'Integrity and Duty,' 'Appellations,' 'Assessment,' and 'Political Strategy.'

及不忍魏齊，卒困於大梁，庸夫且知其不可，況賢人乎？ Later, because he could not bring himself to abandon Wei Qi, he was trapped in distress at Daliang. Even an ordinary man would know this was wrong; how much more a man of worth?

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 77Biography of the Prince of Wei · 1 passage

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是時范睢亡魏相秦，以怨魏齊故，秦兵圍大梁，破魏華陽下軍，走芒卯。 At this time, Fan Sui had fled Wei to become Chancellor of Qin, driven by resentment toward Wei Qi. Qin forces besieged Daliang, crushed Wei's army at Huayang, and sent Mang Mao fleeing in defeat.