{"slug": "western-wei", "label": "Western Wei", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Wei", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1143164", "qid": "Q1143164", "description": "dynasty in Northwest China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period", "entries": 14, "years": 12, "span": [507, 580], "span_label": ["507 CE", "580 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Births", "count": 5}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 5}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}], "related": [{"slug": "china", "label": "China", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "northern-wei", "label": "Northern Wei", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "northern-zhou", "label": "Northern Zhou", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 507, "year_label": "507 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Wen Di, emperor of Western Wei (d. 551)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364907722#Births", "title": "507", "revid": 1364907722, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 509, "year_label": "509 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Wei Xiaokuan, general of Western Wei (d. 580)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340790384#Births", "title": "509", "revid": 1340790384, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 510, "year_label": "510 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Yifu, empress of Western Wei (d. 540)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364739939#Births", "title": "510", "revid": 1364739939, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 525, "year_label": "525 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Yujiulü, empress of Western Wei (d. 540)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340792024#Births", "title": "525", "revid": 1340792024, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 535, "year_label": "535 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Northern Wei dynasty ends: The northern region of China is split into the Eastern Wei and the Western Wei during a civil war. The first ruler is Wen Di; he makes his son Fei Di crown prince.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342880383#Asia", "title": "535", "revid": 1342880383, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 537, "year_label": "537 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Eastern Wei sends an advance guard of three army columns through the Tong Pass, to attack Western Wei. The Western army under Yu-Wen Tai defeats one of the columns while the others retreat. Yu-Wen follows up, but runs into the main Eastern army (200,000 men). The Westerners are pushed back through the pass, and the Eastern army emerges from the mountains. Unexpectedly they are charged in the flank by 10,000 Western cavalry, and 6,000 Easterners are killed and 70,000 captured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370992976#Asia", "title": "537", "revid": 1370992976, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 537, "year_label": "537 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Gong Di, emperor of Western Wei (d. 557)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370992976#Births", "title": "537", "revid": 1370992976, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 540, "year_label": "540 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Yifu, empress of Western Wei (b. 510)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367291057#Deaths", "title": "540", "revid": 1367291057, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 551, "year_label": "551 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Wen Di, emperor of Western Wei (b. 507)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362066549#Deaths", "title": "551", "revid": 1362066549, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 554, "year_label": "554 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Gong Di succeeds his brother Fei Di as emperor of Western Wei. He is deposed by general Yuwen Tai who puts him to death.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364904137#China", "title": "554", "revid": 1364904137, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": 554, "year_label": "554 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Fei Di (Yuan Qin), emperor of Western Wei", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364904137#Deaths", "title": "554", "revid": 1364904137, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 556, "year_label": "556 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Yuwen Tai, general of Western Wei (b. 507)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364739824#Deaths", "title": "556", "revid": 1364739824, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 557, "year_label": "557 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Western Wei Dynasty ends: Yuwen Hu deposes emperor Gong Di, and places Yuwen Tai's son Xiaomin on the throne. Yuwen Hu becomes regent and establishes the Northern Zhou dynasty in China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340800259#Asia", "title": "557", "revid": 1340800259, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 580, "year_label": "580 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Wei Xiaokuan, general of Western Wei (b. 509)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364747518#Deaths", "title": "580", "revid": 1364747518, "section": "Deaths"}}]}