Wenhou - Bunko

Japanese: 文侯 - ぶんこう

? - 396 BCE
Ruler of the Wei dynasty in the early Warring States period of China. Reigned 445-396 BC. Son of Huanzi, his name was Shi (some say Du). During his reign, Wei was ranked among the feudal lords along with Zhao and Han. He studied under Confucius's disciple Zixia, treated Duan Ganmu as a guest, appointed Ximen Bao as the governor of Ye to carry out irrigation projects, and sought to increase agricultural production with the advice of the lawyer Li Si. He also appointed Wu Qi and Le Yang as generals to expand his territory, and implemented policies to enrich the country and strengthen its military, making Wei the most powerful state in the early Warring States period.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

？‐前396
中国，戦国初期の魏の君主。在位，前445‐前396年。桓子（かんし）の子で名は斯（し）(一説に都という)。彼の在位中に魏は趙･韓とともに諸侯に列せられた。みずからは孔子の高弟の子夏に師事し，段干木を賓客とし，また西門豹（せいもんひよう）を鄴（ぎよう）の令に任命して灌漑事業を行わせ，法律家の李悝（りかい）の意見をいれて農業生産力の増強につとめた。一方，軍事面でも呉起や楽羊（がくよう）を将軍に起用して領土拡大をはかるなど，諸国に先がけて富国強兵策を実行し，魏を戦国初期における第一の強国に発展させた。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

<<: Spectrochemical series - spectrochemical series

>>: Bunko