Overview
The translated histories identify Bai Jian as a military officer, official, and statesman. This record brings together 11 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Found inBook of Northern Qi
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Bai Jian | 白建 | Bai Jian |
| Surname | Bai | 白 | |
| Personal name | Bai Jian | 白建 | Bai Jian |
| Given | Jian | 建 | |
| Courtesy name | Yansu | 彥舉 | Yansu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · beiqishu:033:s0168, beiqishu:040:s0132
Roles
- Military Officer
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Death
- Explicit · beiqishu:040:s0149
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 天保十年 · Western Year: AD 559Explicit · beiqishu:040:s0134
- Source Date: Text: 武平七年 · Western Year: AD 576Explicit · beiqishu:040:s0149
- Source Date: Text: 武平末 · Western Interval: Start: AD 570 · End: AD 576Explicit · beiqishu:040:s0141
- Source Date: Text: 河清三年 · Western Year: AD 564Explicit · beiqishu:040:s0136
- Source Date: Text: 齊世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 550 · End: AD 570Explicit · beiqishu:033:s0168
Family
- Kinship Role: daughters · Quantity: plural unspecifiedExplicit · beiqishu:040:s0147
- Kinship Role: sons · Quantity: plural unspecifiedExplicit · beiqishu:040:s0146
Career and standing
- Label: cavalry adjutant / 騎兵參軍 · Action: appointedExplicit · beiqishu:040:s0135
- Label: cavalry bureau clerk / 騎兵曹 · Action: appointedExplicit · beiqishu:040:s0133
- Label: secretariat gentleman / 中書舍人 · Action: appointedExplicit event contextual date · beiqishu:040:s0134
- Label: special advance, attendant-in-ordinary, chief minister of secretariat / 特進、侍中、中書令 · Action: heldExplicit event contextual date · beiqishu:040:s0141
Places and affiliations
- Label: Northern Qi / 齊 · Relation: servedStrongly inferred · beiqishu:040:s0130
- Place: Yangyi in Taiyuan / 太原陽邑Explicit · beiqishu:040:s0132
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: inspector · Action: inspected herds and expediently distributed horses
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: diligent; reached minister rank managing troops with Tang Yong · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · beiqishu:040:s0142, beiqishu:040:s0143
- Assessment: sons made clerks young; marriages matched leading families · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
References in the histories
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