Jia of Wei

Jia, King of Wei (Chinese: 魏王假, died 225 BC?) was the last ruler of the state of Wei during the waning days of the Warring States Period of Chinese history. He ruled the kingdom between 227 BC and 225 BC.[1]

Jia
King of Wei
Reign	227 BCE - 225 BCE
Predecessor	King Jingmin
Successor	kingdom destroyed
Died	225 BCE?
Full name Ancestral name: Jī (姬) Lineage name: Wèi (魏) Given name: Jiǎ (假)
Father	King Jingmin of Wei

Jia was son of King Jingmin of Wei. He ascended the throne after his father's death. In 225 BC, a Qin army led by Wang Ben invaded Wei. Wen Ben directed the waters from the Yellow River and the Hong Canal to inundate the capital of Wei, Daliang (present-day Kaifeng).[2] Three months later, the city wall was destroyed, Jia had to surrender. His fate was not mentioned in the Records of the Grand Historian;[3] however, according to Biographies of Exemplary Women and Zizhi Tongjian, he was executed by Qin army.[4][5]

References

1. Cihai (small print edition) (5th ed.). Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. p. 2511. ISBN 7-5326-0630-9.
2. Wang Ben 王賁
3. Records of the Grand Historian. 44. 三年，秦灌大梁，虏王假，遂灭魏以为郡县。
4. "5". Biographies of Exemplary Wome. 秦攻魏，破之，殺魏王瑕，誅諸公子，而一公子不得
5. Zizhi Tongjian. 7. 王賁伐魏，引河溝以灌大梁。三月，城壞。魏王假降，殺之，遂滅魏。