Xiahou Wei, style name

Chinese style name

A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name , is a given name to be used later in life. After 20 years of age, the zì is assigned in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood and respect...

 Jiquan (季权), was a military general of Cao Wei

Cao Wei

Cao Wei was one of the states that competed for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period. With the capital at Luoyang, the state was established by Cao Pi in 220, based upon the foundations that his father Cao Cao laid...

 during the Three Kingdoms

Three Kingdoms

The Three Kingdoms period was a period in Chinese history, part of an era of disunity called the "Six Dynasties" following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty rulers. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the state of Wei in 220 and the...

 period of Chinese history

History of China

Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...

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The fourth son of Xiahou Yuan

Xiahou Yuan

Xiahou Yuan was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was killed in the Battle of Mount Dingjun against Liu Bei's general Huang Zhong in 219, and was given the posthumous title of Marquis Min , literally meaning "sympathetic...

, and trained as a horse archer like his father, he would succeed to the head of Xiahou Yuan's troops after the Battle of Mount Dingjun

Battle of Mount Dingjun

The Battle of Mount Dingjun was fought between the warlords Liu Bei and Cao Cao in 219 during the prelude to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Liu Bei's victory in the battle marked a major milestone in his Hanzhong Campaign.-The battle:...

. Xiahou Wei was at the forefront with his brother Xiahou Ba

Xiahou Ba

Xiahou Ba , style name Zhongquan , was a military general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history...

 at the Battle of Wuzhang Plains

Battle of Wuzhang Plains

The Battle of Wuzhang Plains was a standoff between the contending states of Cao Wei and Shu Han in 234 during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history...

 in 234. He was also active in the suppression of Gongsun Yuan

Gongsun Yuan

Gongsun Yuan , style name Wenyi , was a warlord and vassal of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history.-Biography:...

, the governor of Liaodong.

Xiahou Wei played a role of match making for Yang Hu

Yang Hu

Not to be confused with Yang Hu :zh:阳虎/陽虎, the Spring and Autumn retainer-usurper in the state of Lu.Yang Hu , style name Shuzi , was a military general during the Jin Dynasty period of Chinese history...

, marrying his niece, Xiahou Ba

Xiahou Ba

Xiahou Ba , style name Zhongquan , was a military general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history...

's daughter to Yang. A fortune teller named Zhu Jianping (朱建平) told Xiahou Wei that he would face life threatening situation when he turned 49, and if he endured, he would live up to 70. After Xiahou Wei turned 49, he became very ill in early December, and remembering what the fortune teller had said, Xiahou Wei believed his time had come and asked family members to prepare for the funeral. However, in late December, Xiahou Wei appeared to all right, so he ordered a huge banquet to invite guests to feast on December 30, claiming that the fortune teller was not right. However, after the feast, Xiahou Wei became very ill again and died.