Ran Wei

Wei
350–352
Ran Wei in 350 AD
Ran Wei in 350 AD
CapitalYe
GovernmentMonarchy
Emperor 
• 350–352
Ran Min
Crown Prince 
• 352
Ran Zhi
Historical eraSixteen Kingdoms
• Established
350
• Ran Min's capture by Former Yan
17 May 352
• Ran Min's death
1 June 352
• Disestablished
8 September 352
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Later Zhao
Former Yan
Jin dynasty
Today part ofChina

Wei (Chinese: ; 350–352), known as Ran Wei (冉魏) in Chinese historiography, was a short-lived dynastic state of China established by Ran Min. In 350, Ran Wei usurped the throne of the Later Zhao dynasty in the city of Ye and declared himself Emperor of Wei. In 352, Ran Wei was defeated by the Former Yan dynasty.