The Wuwei Jia Clan took Wuwei as its place of origin from the Eastern Han Dynasty,and many figures emerged during the Wei,Jin,and North and South Dynasties,playing important roles in politics and culture.The Epitaph of Jia Sibo in the Northern Wei Dynasty describes Jia Sibo's lineage and official career,which corroborate and complement each other with antiquarian document and the Stele of Envoy Jia.Jia Sibo served during the reign of emperors Xiaowen,Xuanwu,and Xiaoming,and long occupied a place in the complex political disputes of the late Northern Wei Dynasty.One of the reasons is that Jia Sibo is good at socializing and knows how to judge the situation,and another reason is the support of the families within the Qingqi region(present-day Shandong Province).By analyzing Jia Sibo's experience as an official,it can be found that in the late Northern Wei Dynasty,the inferior clansmen had limited channels of upward mobility,and needed to work together to maintain their social status.The study of the epitaph of Jia Sibo both supplements the lineage of the Wuwei Jia clan in the Qingqi branch and contributes to the exploration of the factors that contributed to the development of the lower-ranking scholarly clans of the middle and late Northern Wei Dynasty.
the late Northern Wei Dynastythe Wuwei Jia Clanthe epitaph of Jia Siboscholarly families in the Qingqi region