Ngwei

A few years before that the court diviner foretold the future success of the petty Ngwei sub-principality of Tsin, which in 403 B.C. actually became a separate vassal kingdom.

Ancient China Simplified Edward Harper Parker 1887

Ngwei, Han, and Chao were not recognized by the Emperor until 403; nor did they extinguish the legitimate ruler until 376, about three years after the sacrifices of the legitimate Ts'i kings were stopped.

Ancient China Simplified Edward Harper Parker 1887

Lu and Sung, we shall henceforth call it Ngwei, as, in fact, it originally was pronounced, and as it still is in some modern dialects.

Ancient China Simplified Edward Harper Parker 1887

Han heads in one single battle; in 275, 40,000 Ngwei heads; and in

Ancient China Simplified Edward Harper Parker 1887

A century before that date Ts'in built a long wall to keep off the Tartars; and, half a century before that again, Ngwei

Ancient China Simplified Edward Harper Parker 1887

Ngwei (one of the three royal subdivisions of old Tsin) built a wall to keep off Ts'in, both Ngwei and Ts'u (which by this time was quite as good orthodox Chinese as any other state) treated

Ancient China Simplified Edward Harper Parker 1887

The names Chao, Ngwei, and Han show how Tsin was split up into three in 403 B.C.

Ancient China Simplified Edward Harper Parker 1887

But in A.D. 281 a certain tomb at a place once belonging to Wei, but later attached to the kingdom of Ngwei formerly part of Tsin, was desecrated by thieves, and, amongst other books written in ancient characters found therein (unfortunately all more or less injured by the rummaging thieves), were two of paramount interest.

Ancient China Simplified Edward Harper Parker 1887

The first of the Ngwei sovereigns had in his employ a statesman named Li K'wei, who introduced, for taxation purposes, a new system of land laws, and also new penal laws.

Ancient China Simplified Edward Harper Parker 1887

Ts'in _s'en va t'en guerre_ seriously in the year 364, and began her slashing career by cutting off 60,000 "Tsin" heads; (the legitimate Tsin sacrifices had been cut off in 376, so this "Tsin" must mean "Ngwei," or that part of old Tsin which was coterminous with Ts'in); in 331, in a battle with Ngwei, 80,000 more heads were taken off.

Ancient China Simplified Edward Harper Parker 1887