Polity · 404 BCE – 204 BCE
Wei
- Peak recorded area
- 97,232 km²
- 291 BCE
- Data series
- 12
- 400 BCE–300 BCE
Overview
Wei was one of the seven major states during the Warring States period of ancient China. It was created from the three-way Partition of Jin, together with Han and Zhao. Its territory lay between the states of Qin and Qi and included parts of modern-day Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong. After its capital was moved from Anyi to Daliang during the reign of King Hui, Wei was also called Liang.
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Territory
10 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 204 BCE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
Economy
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Sophistication2 obs · 400 BCE–300 BCE | 0.4684score300 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Monetary Complexity2 obs · 400 BCE–300 BCE | 0.8333score300 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Sophistication2 obs · 400 BCE–300 BCE | 0.0703score300 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Military Levels | 4.5levels488 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Territory & resources
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Territory2 obs · 400 BCE–300 BCE | 4.95score300 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Territory km² | 90Ksq km488 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Admin Levels | 5levels488 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Development
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Government Complexity2 obs · 400 BCE–300 BCE | 0.8556score300 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Hierarchy Levels2 obs · 400 BCE–300 BCE | 4.67score300 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Information Complexity2 obs · 400 BCE–300 BCE | 0.5769score300 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Infrastructure2 obs · 400 BCE–300 BCE | 0.8222score300 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Settlement Hierarchy | 4.5levels488 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Seshat Equinox 2020Equinox 2020
Turchin, P. et al. Seshat Global History Databank, Equinox 2020 release.
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