King of Power

Japanese: 威王 - いおう
King of Power

…However, as Qin in the west blocked Wei's advance, Wei turned its power to the east and moved its capital from Anyi (Xie County, Shanxi Province) to Daliang (Kaifeng, Henan Province). In 354 BC, it attacked Handan (Handan, Hebei Province), the capital of Zhao, and in 343 BC, it invaded Han in the south, but was defeated by Qi, which came to its aid, and lost power thereafter. Qi, which had suppressed Wei, reached its peak in the second half of the 4th century BC, and during the reigns of King Wei (reigned 356-320 BC) and King Xuan (reigned 319-301 BC), its capital, Linzi, became the most prosperous city, and many scholars were invited from various countries to freely debate and study. It also attacked Yan, which was expanding its influence to the north at that time, and in 314 BC, it temporarily occupied the entire Hebei region, which was the core of Yan. …

From [Jikmun]

…the name of the city gate of Linzi, the capital of the Qi Dynasty, China. During the height of the Warring States period, King Wei and King Xuan, who loved learning, invited scholars to live in mansions near the Jimen Gate, provided them with large living expenses, and engaged in debates and writing. Their numbers ranged from several hundred to a thousand, and they were called Jiha Scholars or Jiha Teachers. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ioh" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし西方の秦が魏の進出を阻止したので,東に力を向け,都も安邑(山西省解県)から大梁(河南省開封)にうつし,前354年に趙の都邯鄲(河北省邯鄲)を攻め,前343年には南の韓に侵攻したが,いずれも救援の斉に敗れ,以後勢を失うにいたった。魏を抑えた斉は前4世紀の後半に極盛期を迎え,威王(在位,前356‐前320),宣王(在位,前319‐前301)のときには,都の臨淄は最も繁栄した都市となり,諸国から多数の学者が招かれ,自由な討論研究が許された。外へは,当時北に勢力を拡大していた燕を攻め,前314年には燕の基幹である河北地方の全域を一時占領するに至った。…

【稷門】より

…中国,斉の都臨淄(りんし)の城門の名。戦国斉の盛時,学問を愛好した威王や宣王は学者を招き,稷門付近に邸宅を建てて住まわせ,多額の生活費を与えて論争や著述に従事させた。その数は数百人から1000人にものぼり,稷下の学士とか稷下先生とよばれた。…

※「威王」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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