Overview
Wei Ran was a Qin statesman, Marquis of Rang, and maternal uncle of King Zhaoxiang.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- BC 271 穰侯卒於陶At Tao 陶 · died of worry 以憂死Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 112, 116
Attested activity
- BC 270 昔三仁去而殷虛…Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 99, passage 69
- BC 300 昭王七年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 15-16
- BC 275 昭王三十二年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 40
- BC 271 昭王三十六年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 106
- BC 288 昭王十九年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 32, 34
- BC 293 昭王十四年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 25
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- BC 306 昭王即位Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 12
- BC 294 是歲（昭王十三年）Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passages 3-4
- BC 310 to BC 306 秦武王卒…立昭王Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 3, 11
- c. BC 300 to c. BC 264 穰侯Strongly inferred · Book of Han 70, passage 163
- BC 300 to BC 250 穰侯Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 65
- BC 338 to BC 307 自惠王、武王時Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 10
- BC 273 釐王二十三年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 45, passage 171
Family
- Kin of King Zhaoxiang of Qin (秦昭王)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 114
- Sibling of Mi Rong (羋戎)brother 弟 · Uncertain siblingsStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 7-8
- Sibling of Queen Dowager Xuan (宣太后)elder half-brother by a different father 異父長弟 · Maternal half siblings
maternal uncle 舅 · Half unspecified siblingsSources vary in certainty · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 1, 7; Book of Han 70, passage 163
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 72 Biography of the Marquis of Rang 33 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 45 House of Han 4 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 70 Volume 60: Du Zhou 2 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 99 Volume 87b: Yang Xiong 2 2 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 38 Volume 38 Biographies 30: Xin Shu; Yuan Wenyao; Zhao Yanshen 1 passage
Origins and identity
- Mi clan 羋氏Relation Descended fromDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 2
Career and standing
- chancellor of Qin 相秦BC 296 免二歲，復相秦 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 35
- chancellor 相BC 291 復相冉 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 28
- chancellor of Qin 秦相BC 300 昭王七年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 23
- prime minister of Qin 相秦BC 294 昭王十三年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 4
- general 將軍BC 306 昭王即位 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 12
- chancellor of Qin 相秦BC 288 魏冉復相秦 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 34
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- chancellor of Qin 相秦BC 294 六歲而免 · DismissedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 34
- chancellor 相國BC 271 昭王三十六年 · DismissedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 110
- prime minister / chancellor 相國BC 275 昭王三十二年 · HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 40
- chancellor 相BC 292 謝病免相 · ResignedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 27
- Marquis of Rang 穰侯BC 291 封魏冉於穰 · At Rang 穰 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 28
- IncreasedBC 291 復益封陶 · At Tao 陶Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 28
- IncreasedBC 274 穰侯益封Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 80
- Marquis of Rang 穰侯Held
Places and affiliations
- Qin 秦Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 4
- Polity QinDirectly stated · Book of Han 70, passage 163
- Polity Qin 秦 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 1, 12
- At Chu 楚Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 2
- At Tao 陶 · Relation Buried atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 112
- At Tao 陶 · Relation Died atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 112
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- At Xianyang 咸陽 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 12
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Chen Shi (陳筮)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 45, passages 172-173, 175-176, 178
- Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 76
Events and relationships
- AttackedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 25
- BesiegedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 40
- DefeatedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 79
- DefeatedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 81
- Dismissed and exiled to fiefBC 271 昭王三十六年 · Political · SubjectDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 110-111
- Lifted siegeBC 275 昭王三十二年 · Military · Commander · At Liang 梁Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 76-77
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- Sent reliefBC 273 釐王二十三年 · Military · Authority · At Huayang 華陽Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 45, passages 178-179
- Suppressed rebellionDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 13
- WithdrewBC 273 引兵而歸 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 105
- Relation Ally of · Person Bai Qi (白起)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 38
- Relation Recommender of · Person Bai Qi (白起)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 25, 38
- Relation Patron of · Person Shou Zhu (壽燭)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 27
- Relation Patron of · Person Zao (灶)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 106
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment intelligent and experienced in affairs · Mode quotation Speaker Su Dai (蘇代)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 83, 104
- Assessment merit in Qin's eastward expansion and imperial claim · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Sima Qian (司馬遷)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 115
- Assessment most capable among the brothers · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Sima Qian (司馬遷)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 10
- Assessment usurping power among the feudal lords · Mode quotation Speaker Fan Ju (范雎)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 109
- Assessment wealth surpassed the royal house · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 39
- Item more than a thousand baggage wagons 輜車千乘有餘 · Relation PossessedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 111
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- Item wealth exceeding the royal house 富於王室 · Relation PossessedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 39
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