Jia of Wei

This article is about Jiǎ (假), the last ruler of Wei (魏). For his contemporary Jiā (嘉), the last ruler of Zhao, see Jia of Zhao. For another contemporary, Jiao, the last ruler of Wei/Wey (卫), see Jiao, Lord of Wey.
Wei Jia
魏假
King of Wei
Reign227–225 BCE
PredecessorKing Jingmin
Died225 BCE?
Names
Ancestral name: Jī (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]

  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。