蒲阳 / Puyang (Warring States)

蒲阳 / Puyang appears in 《资治通鉴·周纪》34丨秦国总理如何玩转六国 as the 魏国 place captured by 秦国 in 328 BCE. The attacking command is associated with Gongzi Hua and 张仪.

Its importance comes from what happens after the capture. Zhang Yi advises 秦惠文王 to return Puyang to Wei and send a Qin prince as hostage, then uses that apparent generosity to pressure 魏惠王 into yielding 上郡’s fifteen counties. The page therefore anchors the source’s 欲擒故纵式让利外交 case.

Connections

• 魏国 - state that loses and then receives the place back.
• 秦国, 秦惠文王, and 张仪 - attacker, ruler, and strategist in the Puyang maneuver.
• 魏惠王 and 上郡 - recipient ruler and larger territorial price.
• 欲擒故纵式让利外交, 连横, and 纵横家外交 - diplomatic concepts attached to the episode.