Western Wei

Imperial dynasty of China that followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei Wei魏535–557 ADWestern Wei and neighborsCapitalChang'anGovernmentMonarchy• 535–551 Emperor Wen of Western Wei• 552–554 Emperor Fei of Western Wei• 554–557 Emperor Gong of Western Wei Historical eraSouthern and Northern Dynasties• Establishment of Eastern Wei, start of division of Northern Wei 8 November 534• Emperor Wen's ascension, often viewed as establishment 18 February 535• Disestablished 14 February 557 AD CurrencyChinese coin,Chinese cash Preceded by Succeeded by Northern Wei Liang Dynasty Northern Zhou Today part ofChina Part of a series on theHistory of China Timeline Dynasties Historiography Prehistoric Paleolithic (c. 2.43 Ma – c. 12 ka) Mesolithic (c. 10 – c. 7 ka) Neolithic (c. 8500 – c. 2000 BC) Yellow, Yangtze, and Liao civilization Ancient Xia (c. 2070 – c. 1600 BC) Shang (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BC) Late Shang (c. 1250 – c. 1046 BC) Zhou (c. 1046 – c. 256 BC) Western Zhou (c. 1046 – c. 771 BC) Eastern Zhou (c. 771 – c. 256 BC) Spring and Autumn (c. 770 – c. 476 BC) Warring States (c. 475 – c. 221 BC) Imperial Qin (221–207 BC) Han (202 BC – 220 AD)