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The Kingdom of Wèi ( and Northern Wèi (as well as Northern Wèi's successor states Western Wèi and Eastern Wèi ).

During the decline of the , the Imperial Secretariat to the last Han emperor (see Unification Of Northern China ). In 213 , he was titled ''Wei Gong '' (Duke of Wèi) and given ten cities as his domain. This area was named the "State of Wèi". At that time, the southern part of China was already divided into two areas controlled by two warlords (later the Kingdom Of Shu and Kingdom Of Wu ). In 216 , Cao Cao was promoted to ''Wèi Wang '' (Prince/King of Wèi).

In 220 , Cao Cao died and his son Cao Pi succeeded to the title ''Wèi Wang'' and the position as Imperial Secretarist. Later that year, Cao Pi seized the imperial throne and claimed to have founded the ''Wèi Dynasty'', but Liu Bei of Shu Han immediately contested his claim to the throne, and Sun Quan of Eastern Wu followed suit in 222 .

Wèi conquered Shu Han in 263 . Shortly afterwards, in 265 , the Wèi dynasty was overthrown by its last Imperial Secretariat, Sima Yan , founder of the Jin Dynasty .

The capital of Wèi was Luoyang .



















































Cao Wèi or Kingdom of Wèi 220 - 265 AD
Posthumous Name s Family (in Bold) Name and First Names Year(s) of Reigns Era Name s and their range of years
''Chinese Convention: family and first names, and less commonly "Wèi" + posthumous name + "di"''
Emperor Wen Of Wei China , Ch. 文, Py . wén Cao Pi, Ch. 曹丕, Py. Cáo Pī 220 - 226 ''Huangchu'' (黃初 huang2 chu1) 220 - 226
Emperor Ming Of Wei China , Ch.Py . míng Cao Rui, Ch. 曹叡, Py. Cáo Rùi 226 - 239 ''Taihe'' (太和 tài hé) 227 - 233

''Qinglong'' (青龍 qīng lóng) 233 - 237

''Jingchu'' (景初 jĭng chū) 237 - 239
Shao (少 py. shao4) or King Of Qi Of Wei China , ch. 齊王, Py . qí wáng Cao Fang, Ch. 曹芳, Py. Cáo Fāng 239 - 254 ''Zhengshi'' (正始 zhèng shĭ) 240 - 249

''Jiaping'' (嘉平 jīa píng) 249 - 254
Gaoguixiang Gong Of Wei China , ch. 高貴鄉公, py. gāo gùi xīang gōng Cao Mao, Ch. 曹髦, Py. Cáo Máo 254 - 260 ''Zhengyuan'' (正元 zhèng yúan) 254 - 256

''Ganlu'' (甘露 gān lù) 256 - 260
Emperor Yuan Of Wei China , ch. 元, Py . yúan Cao Huan, Ch. 曹奐, Py. Cáo Hùan 260 - 265 ''Jingyuan'' (景元 jĭng yúan) 260 - 264

''Xianxi'' (咸熙 xían xī) 264 - 265



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