{"slug": "wei-qing", "label": "Wei Qing", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei_Qing", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q701330", "qid": "Q701330", "description": "Han dynasty general", "entries": 9, "years": 8, "span": [-138, -105], "span_label": ["139 BCE", "106 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 6}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "han-dynasty", "label": "Han dynasty", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "xiongnu", "label": "Xiongnu", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "qin-dynasty", "label": "Qin dynasty", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -138, "year_label": "139 BCE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "Wei Zifu enters Emperor Wu's palace as a concubine and becomes pregnant. Enraged, Liu Piao, the mother of the childless Empress Chen Jiao (wife of Emperor Wu), kidnaps Zifu's brother Wei Qing, who is rescued by Gongsun Ao. Wu responds by advancing the careers of members of the Wei family.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1305121804#China", "title": "139 BC", "revid": 1305121804, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -128, "year_label": "129 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Autumn: Emperor Wu launches his first offensive into the northern steppe against the Xiongnu and their allies. The invasion consists of four armies, each of 10,000 cavalrymen. Two of the four armies are defeated, namely those of Li Guang and Gongsun Ao, and only the army of Wei Qing achieves a victory. Although a modest success, Wei Qing's victory is the first Han success against the Xiongnu. Moreover, it is won at Longcheng, a sacred site far to the north, beyond the Gobi Desert, where the Xiongnu offer sacrifices.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561461#China", "title": "129 BC", "revid": 1369561461, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -127, "year_label": "128 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Han general Wei Qing, with an army of 30,000 cavalrymen, defeats a Xiongnu army north of Yanmen. The Han general Li Xi attacks the Xiongnu further to the east, riding out of Dai Prefecture.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1318575176#China", "title": "128 BC", "revid": 1318575176, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -126, "year_label": "127 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Wei Qing defeats a Xiongnu army near Gaoque. He then invades the Ordos Plateau, defeats the Xiongnu and their Baiyang and Loufan allies in the battles of Puni and Fuli, and then defeats the main Xiongnu force. The conquered territory becomes Shuofang Commandery. Wu orders the foundation of Shuofang City, and the system of defenses that had been built by the Qin dynasty general Meng Tian are repaired.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1326020642#China", "title": "127 BC", "revid": 1326020642, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -123, "year_label": "124 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spring: The Han general Wei Qing, with an army of 30,000 cavalry, proceeds from Gaoque into Xiongnu territory, and in a night attack surrounds the Tuqi King of the Right in his camp. The Tuqi escapes, but numerous petty chiefs are captured in this and a second engagement.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1302859733#China", "title": "124 BC", "revid": 1302859733, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -122, "year_label": "123 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spring: The Han General-in-Chief Wei Qing launches two invasions of Xiongnu territory from Dingxiang, defeating two Xiongnu armies and killing or capturing several thousand of the enemy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1249010029#China", "title": "123 BC", "revid": 1249010029, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -118, "year_label": "119 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spring: Han Chinese forces under the General-in-Chief Wei Qing and the cavalry general Huo Qubing invade the Xiongnu Empire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325704504#China", "title": "119 BC", "revid": 1325704504, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -105, "year_label": "106 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Following the death of General-in-Chief Wei Qing, his sister Empress Wei Zifu and nephew Crown Prince Liu Ju begin to lose influence at court.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1314076766#China", "title": "106 BC", "revid": 1314076766, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -105, "year_label": "106 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Wei Qing, Chinese general of the Han dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1314076766#Deaths", "title": "106 BC", "revid": 1314076766, "section": "Deaths"}}]}