Overview
Wei Xiao was a warlord of the Northwest.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Wei Ao | 隗嚣 | Wei Ao |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 33 遂破滅Destroyed and perishedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 114, passage 181
Attested activity
- AD 30 建武六年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 126
- AD 25 to AD 33 AD 25-33Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 85, passage 71
- AD 25 to AD 30 before Jianwu 6 under Wei AoDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 30, passages 120, 126
- AD 33 光武破隗囂Directly stated · History of Song 359, passage 37
- AD 32 八年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 92, passage 70
- AD 31 建武七年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passages 23, 199
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- AD 32 建武八年夏Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 39, passages 12-13
- AD 23 to AD 33 王莽末Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 114, passages 178, 181
- AD 30 to AD 33 車駕西征隗囂Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 38, passage 119
- AD 23 to AD 33 隗囂據壟擁眾Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 117, passages 93-94
- AD 23 to AD 33 隗囂據隴右Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 117, passage 151
Key source chapters
- Book of Han, Chapter 117 Volume 100a: Afterword and Family History 1 5 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 30 Volume 27: Biographies of Xuan, Zang, Two Wangs, Du, Guo, Wu, Cheng, Zheng, Zhao 5 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 39 Volume 34: Biography of Liang Tong 2 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 119 Volume 108: Five Elements Part Six 2 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 38 Volume 33: Biographies of Zhu, Feng, Yu, Zheng, Zhou 1 passage
Career and standing
- EnteredDefeatedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 71
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation OpposedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 71
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation Warlord underDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 120, 126
- Polity Long warlord regime 隴 · Relation ControlledDirectly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 93
- At Long 壟 · Relation HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 93
- At Tianshui 天水 · Relation Raised troops atDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 114, passage 181
Works and attributed material
- Proclamation · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 123-124
- Speech · Author · With Ban Biao (班彪) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Han 117, passages 94-96, 105-106
Events and relationships
- Held Long and recruited talentMilitary · WarlordDirectly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 93
- InvadedMilitary · Rebel · At Anding 安定Directly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passages 23, 199
- Issued proclamation honoringDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 123-124
- Ordered assassination ofDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 126-127
- Raised troopsMilitary · Rebel leader · At Tianshui 天水Directly stated · Book of Later Han 114, passage 181
- Sought to become emperorPolitical · AspirantDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 114, passage 181
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- Targeted by imperial campaignMilitary · OpponentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 92, passage 70
- Targeted in western campaignDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 38, passage 119
- Event Faced the imperial campaign against him in Hexi 光武征之 · Opponent · Date Source Date: Text: 建武八年夏 · Western Year: AD 32 · MilitaryDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 39, passage 12
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment Du Boshan cannot be bound as subject or friend; like Boyi and Shuqi · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Wei Xiao (隗囂)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 123
- lame from youth (蹇)Physical descriptionDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 114, passage 181
Source notes
- Historicity historical
- identified with the rhyme's cripple who would climb to HeavenDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 114, passages 179, 181
References in the histories
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