Overview
King Hui of Wei was a ruler.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 370 to BC 341 惠王將軍Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 38
- BC 367 懿侯五年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 45, passage 53
- BC 370 to BC 319 戰國Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 25, passage 60
- BC 370 to BC 319 魏惠王Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 68, passages 4, 118
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 68 Biography of Lord Shang 6 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 25 Volume 23: Treatise on Punishment and Law 1 passage
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 45 House of Han 1 passage
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 65 Biographies of Sun Tzu and Wu Qi 1 passage
Places and affiliations
- Polity Wei 魏 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Han 25, passage 60; Records of the Grand Historian 68, passage 4
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 68, passage 120
Events and relationships
- Ceded territoryDiplomatic · Ruler · At west of the Yellow River 河西Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 68, passage 118
- Moved capitalAdministrative · Ruler · At Da Liang 大梁Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 68, passage 119
- Relied on elite infantryMilitary policyDirectly stated · Book of Han 25, passage 60
Source notes
- From King Hui of Wei 魏惠王 · To King Hui of Liang 梁惠王 · after capital move to Da LiangStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 68, passages 119-120
References in the histories
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