Wei (state)

This article is about the state of Wei founded by Bi Wan of Jin during the Warring States period. For other states, see Wei (disambiguation).

Wei 魏 *N-qʰuj-s
403–225 BC
Status	Marquessate Kingdom (after 344 BC)
Capital	Anyi (安邑) Daliang (大梁; from 361 BC)
Common languages	Old Chinese
Historical era	Warring States period
• Partition of Jin	403
• Conquered by Qin	225 BC
Currency	Spade money Other ancient Chinese coinage
Preceded by Succeeded by Jin (Chinese state) Qin (state)
Today part of	People's Republic of China

Wei
"Wei" in seal script (top) and regular Chinese (bottom) characters
Chinese	魏
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wèi Gwoyeu Romatzyh Wey Wade–Giles Wei4 IPA [wêɪ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Ngaih Jyutping Ngai6 IPA [ŋɐj˨] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Guī Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014) *N-qʰuj-s

Wei (/weɪ/; Chinese: 魏; pinyin: Wèi) was one of the seven major states during the Warring States period of ancient China. It was created from the three-way Partition of Jin, together with Han and Zhao. Its territory lay between the states of Qin and Qi and included parts of modern-day Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong. After its capital was moved from Anyi to Daliang (present-day Kaifeng) during the reign of King Hui, Wei was also called Liang (Chinese: 梁; pinyin: Liáng).

It should not to be confused with the smaller central Wey state 衞, which is still sometimes only differentiated by its Chinese character.