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unusual facts about Wei River



Battle of Muye

By the 12th century BC, Shang influence extended west to the Wei River valley, a region that was occupied by clans known as the Zhou.

Emperor Huizong of Song

A few years later (1141), as the peace negotiations leading up to the Treaty of Shaoxing between the Jin and the Song were proceeding, the Jin posthumously honored Huizong with the neutral-sounding title of Prince of Tianshun qun, after a commandery in the upper reaches of the Wei River (now in Gansu).


see also

Fenghao

Both were abandoned in 771 BC during the Quanrong invasion that drove the Zhou out of the Wei River valley and brought an end to its Western dynasty.