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Wei Jia
魏假
King of Wei
Reign227–225 BCE
PredecessorKing Jingmin
Died225 BCE?
Names
Ancestral name: (姬)
Lineage name: Wèi (魏)
Given name: Jiǎ (假)
HouseJi
DynastyWei
FatherKing Jingmin of Wei

Wei Jia, commonly known as "Jia, King of Wei" (Chinese: 魏王假; died 225 BC?),[1][2] was the last ruler of the Wei state during the waning days of the Warring States period of Chinese history. He ruled the kingdom between 227 BC and 225 BC.[3]

Jia, the son of King Jingmin, ascended to the throne after his father's death. In 225 BC, a Qin army led by Wang Ben invaded Wei. Wen Ben directed the waters from the Yellow River and the Hong Canal (鴻溝) to inundate the capital of Wei, Daliang (present-day Kaifeng).[4] Three months later, the city wall was destroyed, and Jia had to surrender. His fate was not mentioned in the Records of the Grand Historian.[5] However, according to Biographies of Exemplary Women and Zizhi Tongjian, he was executed by the Qin army.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "5". Biographies of Exemplary Wome. 秦攻魏,破之,殺魏王瑕,誅諸公子,而一公子不得
  2. ^ a b Zizhi Tongjian. Vol. 7. 王賁伐魏,引河溝以灌大梁。三月,城壞。魏王假降,殺之,遂滅魏。
  3. ^ Cihai (small print edition) (5th ed.). Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. p. 2511. ISBN 7-5326-0630-9.
  4. ^ Wang Ben 王賁
  5. ^ Records of the Grand Historian. Vol. 44. 三年,秦灌大梁,虏王假,遂灭魏以为郡县。