Overview
Wei Bao was a Younger brother of Wei Jiu and self-proclaimed King of Wei.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- BC 204 楚圍之急Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 31
- BC 204 遂殺豹（楚漢戰爭期間）Directly stated · Book of Han 42, passages 27-28
- 豹死Directly stated · Book of Han 2, passage 9
Attested activity
- BC 206 to BC 204 Wei Bao's own Qin-Han activity, independent of the historian's later comparisonStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 231
- BC 205 to BC 204 Wei campaignStrongly inferred · Book of Han 48, passage 199
- BC 206 漢元年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 22
- BC 205 漢王二年春Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 56
- BC 204 遂殺豹（楚漢戰爭期間）Strongly inferred · Book of Han 42, passage 28
- BC 209 to BC 204 陳勝之起…漢王遣韓信擊虜豹Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passages 4, 29, 31
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- BC 205 魏王豹反Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 54, passage 55
- BC 205 魏豹聞許負之言則納薄姬於室Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 31, passage 118
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Lady Bo (薄姬)consort 姬 · ConcubinageDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 31, passage 118
- Sibling of Wei Jiu (魏咎)elder brother 兄 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Han 42, passage 2; Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 2
- Child of Mother of Wei Baomother 母Directly stated · Book of Han 48, passage 202
- Child of Mother of King Bao of Weimother 母Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 54, passage 58
- Child of Parent of Wei Bao (魏豹之親)parent 親Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 24
- Spouse of Wife of Wei Baowife 妻Directly stated · Book of Han 48, passage 202
- Spouse of Wife of King Bao of Weiwife 妻Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 54, passage 58
- Kin of Wei Jiu (魏咎)younger cousin 從弟 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passages 57-58
- Kinship Role heirs · Count 0 · Negated trueDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 72
- Kinship Role children · Quantity unspecified · 妻子—children captured with mother and wifeDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 54, passage 58
- Kinship Role children · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Book of Han 48, passage 202
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 90 Biographies of Wei Bao and Peng Yue 19 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 42 Volume 33: Wei Bao, Tian Dan and Hán Xin (King of Han) 13 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 1 Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 9 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 48 Volume 39: Xiao He and Cao Shen 3 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 54 House of Chancellor Cao 3 passages
Origins and identity
- prince of the royal house of Wei 故魏諸公子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 1
- former prince of Wei 故魏諸公子Directly stated · Book of Han 42, passage 1
Career and standing
- King of Wei 魏王Directly stated · Book of Han 42, passage 17
- King of Western Wei 西魏王Directly stated · Book of Han 42, passage 19
- CapturedBC 205 漢王遣韓信擊虜豹於河東 · CaptiveDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 29
- King of Western Wei 西魏王BC 206 漢元年 · At Hedong 河東Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 22
- King of Wei 魏王BC 206 豹下魏二十餘城Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 20
Places and affiliations
- Han 漢Relation Associated withDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 23
- Wei 魏Relation Associated withDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 1
- Polity Wei 魏 · Relation RuledStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 231
- Wei 魏Directly stated · Book of Han 42, passages 1, 17
- BC 206 漢元年At Pingyang 平陽 · Relation Capital atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 22
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Li Yiji (酈食其) · Extent Unit Ids s0027, s0028 · Mode speech Speaker Wei Bao (魏豹)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passages 27-28
- Historical comment · Subject · Direct quotation · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 231
Events and relationships
- AttackedBC 205 漢王還定三秦 · Military · Ally · At Pengcheng 彭城Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 23
- Captured citiesBC 206 豹下魏二十餘城 · Military · Commander · At Wei territories 魏地Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 20
- Defected from HanBC 205 彭城之戰後 · Political · RulerDirectly stated · Book of Han 42, passage 21
- FollowedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 21
- Rebelled against HanRebellion · LeaderDirectly stated · Book of Han 48, passage 199
- Rebelled againstDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 24
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- RebelledPolitical · ActorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 54, passage 55
- Took Lady Bo into his chamber after hearing Xu FuDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 31, passage 118
Source notes
- Opening narrative calls Wei Jiu Wei Bao's elder brother (兄); King of Han later calls Wei Bao Wei Jiu's younger paternal cousin (從弟).Field kinship-to-p002Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passages 2, 58
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 231
- Invoked as the type to which captured Wang Ke belongedField historiographical-comparisonDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 231
References in the histories
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