Wei

Wei (魏) refers to:

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• Northern Wei Dynasty, archaeologically the most famous of the Wei dynasties
• The State of Wei during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period
• The Kingdom of Wei during the Three Kingdoms Period
• The Kingdom of Wei founded by Ran Min during the Period of Wu Hu.
• a Chinese family name
• Wei Yan a military officer of Shu during the Three Kingdoms Period
• Wei Jingsheng a Chinese dissident
• Wei Hai, an ancient wargame

Wei (Simplified: 卫, Traditional: 衛) refers to:

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• The State of Wei during Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period
• a Chinese family name. Notable Weis include:
• Lady Wei Shuo, calligrapher
• Wei Yang, later known as Shang Yang, Qin minister.

Wei (倭) is an ancient name of Japan in Chinese, transcribed as Wa from Japanese. See Wa (Japan).

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Wei is the star Epsilon Scorpii.

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Japan: For other uses, see Japan (disambiguation)....