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King Jingmin of Wei

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King Jingmin of Wei
魏景湣王
King of Wei
Reign242–228 BC
PredecessorKing Anxi
SuccessorWei Jia
Died228 BC
Names
Ancestral name: (姬)
Lineage name: Wèi (魏)
Given name: Zēng (增) or Wǔ (午)
Posthumous name
King Jingmin (景湣王 or 景愍王 or 景閔王)
or
King Jing (景王)
or
King Min (湣王 or 愍王 or 閔王)
HouseJi
DynastyWei
FatherKing Anxi of Wei

King Jingmin of Wei (Chinese: 魏景湣王; died 228 BC; r. 242–228 BC), personal name Wei Wu (Chinese: 魏午), was the penultimate king of the Wei state. He was a son of his predecessor, King Anxi. He made an alliance with the states of Han, Zhao, Yan and Chu against the Qin state. This alliance failed with Han's destruction by Qin in 230 BC.