Wèi Huán-zĭ , also known as Wèi Xuān-zi , was a leader of the State of Wei

Wei (state)

The State of Wei was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state during the Warring States Period of Chinese history. Its territory lay between the states of Qin and Qi and included parts of modern day Henan, Hebei, Shanxi and Shandong...

 during the Warring States Period

Warring States Period

The Warring States Period , also known as the Era of Warring States, or the Warring Kingdoms period, covers the Iron Age period from about 475 BC to the reunification of China under the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC...

 of Chinese history. One of the Jù (駒/驹) family, he was the son of Wèi Xiāng-zǐ

Wei Xiang-zi

Wèi Xiāng-zǐ was a ruler of the State of Wei, at that time a State of Jin vassal, during the Warring States Period of Chinese history....

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When Wèi Xiāng-zǐ died, Wèi Huán-zĭ succeeded him as leader of Wei. Together with Zhào Xiāng-zĭ  and Hán Kāng-zĭ , Wèi Huán-zĭ defeated Zhì Bóyáo  of the State of Zhi. Afterwards the three allies divided up the Zhi territory and expanded their own state borders making them larger than the other vassal states.

After Wèi Huán-zĭ died, his son Marquess Wen of Wei

Marquess Wen of Wei

Marquess Wen of Wei was the first Marquess to rule the State of Wei during the Warring States Period of Chinese history . Born Jī Sī , he was the son of Wèi Huán-zǐ . He became ruler of Wei in 445 BCE and in 424 BCE adopted the title of “Marquess”...

became the Wei leader.