Wei clan

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The Wei clan was one of the powerful aristocratic lineages that emerged as an independent state during the breakup of the ancient Chinese kingdom of Jin.

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Label Occurrences
Wei clan canonical 7
Wei clan (魏氏) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocratic lineage
category Chinese clans
Warring States period nobility
country China
developedInto State of Wei
linked to: state of Wei
emergedDuring Spring and Autumn period
Warring States period
emergedFrom Jin (ancient Chinese state)
linked to: Jin (state)
hasEthnicity Han Chinese
historicalEra Eastern Zhou dynasty
linked to: Eastern Zhou
historicalRegion North China
knownFor forming an independent state after the partition of Jin
language Classical Chinese
originatedIn territory of Jin (ancient Chinese state)
politicalRole regional hegemon in North China
politicalSystem hereditary nobility
powerBase former Jin territories
predecessor noble houses of Jin
relatedTo Han clan
Jin (ancient Chinese state)
linked to: Jin (state)

Zhao clan
socialStatus aristocracy
successor State of Wei ruling house
typeOfStateFormation successor state lineage of Jin

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Partition of Jin involvedClan Wei clan
State of Jin aristocraticClan Wei clan (魏氏)
linked to: Wei clan
State of Wei rulingClan Wei clan
subject linked to: state of Wei
Jin (state) notableClans Wei clan
subject linked to: Jin State
Han clan concurrentWith Wei clan
Zhao clan rival Wei clan
Zhi clan rival Wei clan
subject linked to: Zhi clan (智氏)
Empress Wei Zifu courtFaction Wei clan