Western Wei
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Was an imperial dynasty of China that emerged from the disintegration of the Northern Wei and ruled northwestern China. It was one of the Northern dynasties during the era of the Northern and Southern dynasties.
Establishment
January 205 BC: After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, military leader Xiang Yu divided China into Eighteen Kingdoms. Among these, Western Wei was established in southern Shanxi.
October 205 BC: In the ninth month, Wei Bao personally led an attack on Han Xin but lost the battle and was captured. When he offered to surrender, Liu Bang accepted his surrender and appointed him as a general.
Chronology
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Was an insurrection in the Qin Empire that lead to its demise.
Was a war between the two most powerful successors of the Qin Dynasty, Western Chu and Han, won by the latter which was able to reunite China.
November 534: In 534, the Northern Wei dynasty split into two states: Eastern Wei and Western Wei. The territory of Western Wei included parts of present-day northern China. This division was a result of a power struggle between the ruling family members of the Northern Wei dynasty.
January 554: Although smaller than the Eastern Wei in territory and population, Western Wei was able to withstand the attacks from the eastern empire. Due to its better economical conditions, Western Wei was even able to conquer the whole western part of the Liang empire in the south and occupied the territory of modern Sichuan.
November 557: In 557, Jiangling, a strategic city in China, fell to the Western Wei dynasty led by Emperor Yuwen Yu. This event marked a significant victory for the Western Wei in their expansion efforts and solidified their control over the region.
Disestablishment
January 558: In 557 Yuwen Tai's nephew Yuwen Hu deposed Emperor Gong and placed Yuwen Tai's son Yuwen Jue on the throne, ending Western Wei and establishing Northern Zhou.
