Wei Guan

Wei Guan
衛瓘
Manager of the Affairs of the Masters of Writing (錄尚書事)
In office
late April 291[1] – 25 July 291
MonarchEmperor Hui of Jin
Grand Protector (太保)
In office
5 February 290[2] – 25 July 291
MonarchEmperor Wu of Jin / Emperor Hui of Jin
Crown Prince's Junior Tutor (太子少傅)
In office
?– 290
Minister of Works (司空)
In office
283– 5 February 290
Palace Attendant (侍中)
In office
278–290
Prefect of the Masters of Writing (尚書令)
In office
278–290
Colonel of the Wuhuan (烏桓校尉)
In office
271–278
Inspector of You Province (幽州刺史)
In office
271–278
Senior General Who Attacks the North (征北大將軍)
In office
271–278
Governor of Qing Province (青州牧)
In office
269–271
Senior General Who Attacks the East (征東大將軍)
In office
269–271
General Who Attacks the East (征東將軍)
In office
February 266–269
MonarchEmperor Wu of Jin
Personal details
Born220
Xia County, Shanxi
Died291 (aged 71)
RelationsWei Shuo (granddaughter)
Children
  • Wei Heng
  • Wei Yue
  • Wei Yi
  • Wei Xuan
  • one daughter
Parent
  • Wei Ji (father)
OccupationMilitary general, politician
Courtesy nameBoyu (伯玉)
Posthumous nameCheng (成)
PeerageDuke of Lanling
(蘭陵公)

Wei Guan (220 – 25 July 291[3]), courtesy name Boyu, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He served under the Jin dynasty after the end of the Three Kingdoms period.

  1. ^ Wei Guan's biography in Book of Jin indicated that he was made Manager of the Affairs of the Masters of Writing after Yang Jun's death, which was on 23 April 291 in the Julian calendar.
  2. ^ jisi day of the 1st month of the 1st year of the Tai'xi era, per Emperor Wu's biography in Book of Jin
  3. ^ Although the exact day of Wei Guan's death was not recorded, Emperor Hui's biography in Book of Jin recorded that Wei was killed together with Sima Liang, who died on 25 July 291. [(永平元年)六月,贾后矫诏使楚王玮杀太宰、汝南王亮,太保、菑阳公卫瓘.] Jin Shu, vol.04