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| Relation | Target | Textual basis |
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| type | person | |
| name | 宋微子 | default |
| name | 子啟 | |
| ruled | dynasty:宋 | |
| authority-wikidata | Q855012 | |
| link-wikipedia_zh | 宋微子 | |
| link-wikipedia_en | Weizi_of_Song |
Weizi, also spelled Wei Tsze, was the first ruler of Song. He was the subject of Chapter 18 of the Analects of Confucius. Weizi was the eldest son of Di Yi. He was first enfeoffed at Wei (微), hence Lord of Wei (微子). He was also a half-brother of the last Shang king, Di Xin (better known as King Zhou of Shang). Di Xin gave himself over to drinking, women and abandoned morals. Weizi tried to persuade him not to do so, but Di Xin ignored. Subsequently, Weizi resigned and withdrew from the court.
When Zhou dynasty conquered the Shang kingdom, Weizi submitted and presented the ritual utensils to King Wu of Zhou. He was pardoned by King Wu.
After Rebellion of the Three Guards was put down, Weizi was enfeoffed as Duke of Song and granted land at Shangqiu (商邱 'the hill of Shang'), where the capital of the new State of Song was built. After his death, he was succeeded by his younger brother Yan (衍), historically known as Weizhong (微仲).
Weizi was honored by Confucius as one of the "three men of virtue" (三仁) of the Shang, together with Jizi and Bigan. Weizi was entitled by Emperor Shun of Yuan, named Renjing Gong (仁靖公) at late of Yuan Dynasty.
微子（？ - ？），子姓，名啟，世稱微子、微子啟、微子開，是殷商宗室貴族，商王帝乙的長子，帝辛的庶兄，微子啟叛商降周、為春秋宋國的開國始祖。《論語》中孔子稱微子、箕子、比子為「殷三仁」：「微子去之，箕子為之奴，比幹諫而死。孔子曰：『殷有三仁焉。』」。元朝追封為仁靖公。微子啟相傳為朱姓、宋姓、鍾姓、華姓（花姓）、墨姓的先祖，有人認為墨子（墨氏名翟）是微子啟的後代。《姓氏尋源》說墨氏出於宋微子，為宋微子後裔。
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