Wei (), known in historiography as Zhai Wei (), was a
dynastic state of China ruled by the
Dingling
The Dingling ( (174 BCE); (200 BCE); Eastern Han Chinese: *''teŋ-leŋ'' < : *''têŋ-rêŋ'') were ancient peopl ...
people that existed from 388 to 392, during the
Sixteen Kingdoms period of
Chinese history. Its founder
Zhai Liao had previously been vacillating between being a vassal of the
Later Yan
Yan, known in historiography as the Later Yan (; 384 – 407 or 409) was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Xianbei people, located in modern-day northeast China, during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms.
All rulers of the Later Yan declared them ...
,
Western Yan, and
Eastern Jin
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dynasties, and in 388, after his last overture to reconcile with Later Yan's emperor
Murong Chui
Murong Chui (; 326–396), courtesy name Daoming (道明), Xianbei name Altun (阿六敦), formally Emperor Chengwu of (Later) Yan ((後)燕成武帝) was a great general of the Xianbei-led Chinese Former Yan dynasty who later became the foundi ...
was rejected, he founded his own dynasty, over the territory of modern central and eastern
Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...
. In 392, Zhai Wei, then under Zhai Liao's son
Zhai Zhao
Zhai Zhao (; died 393) was the second and last monarch of the Dingling-led Chinese Zhai Wei dynasty. During his reign, he used the monarchical title of Heavenly King.
Zhai Zhao's father Zhai Liao had, after rebelling against Eastern Jin dynas ...
, was destroyed by Later Yan forces. Because of its relatively small size and short lifespan, Zhai Wei is not included by historians among the Sixteen Kingdoms.
The rulers of Zhai Wei used the title "Heavenly King" (''
Tian Wang'').
Rulers of Wei
Family tree
See also
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Ethnic groups in Chinese history
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