Kingdom of Wei

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Jan 9, 2007, 5:41:38 AM1/9/07

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TheKingdom of Wei (220-265) was one of the Three Kingdoms competing for
control of China after the fall of the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220).

During the decline of the Han Dynasty, the northern part of China was
under the control of Cao Cao, the imperial secretariat to the last Han
emperor. In 213, Cao Cao was named Wei Gong (Duke of Wei) and was given
10 cities under his domain entitled the "State of Wei." At that time,
the southern part of China was already divided into two areas (later
the Kingdom of Shu and Kingdom of Wu) controlled by two warlords. In
216, Cao Cao was promoted to Wei Wang (King of Wei).

In 220, Cao Cao died and his son, Cao Pi, obtained the title King Wei
and the position as prime minister. Later that year, Cao Pi seized the
imperial throne and claimed to have founded the Wei Dynasty; Liu Bei of
the Shu immediately contested his claim to the throne and Sun Quan
followed suit in 222.

Wei conquered the Kingdom of Shu in 263. Shortly afterwards, in 265,
the Wei Dynasty was overthrown by its last Imperial Secretariat Sima
Yan, founder of the Jin Dynasty (265-420).

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