Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member, General, and Former Monk

Chen Xiang 陳詳

Died AD 564

Passages
16
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Chen Xiang as an administrator, general, monk, and official. This record brings together 16 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Found inBook of Chen

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Chen Xiang 陳詳 Chen Xiang
Surname Chen 陳
Personal name Chen Xiang 陳詳 Chen Xiang
Title Marquis of Suixing County 遂興縣侯
Courtesy name Wenji 文幾 Wénjǐ
Given name Xiang 詳

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Administrator
  • General
  • Monk
  • Official
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Death

  • Manner: killed in battle · Place: Nancheng / 南城 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天嘉五年 · Western Year: AD 564
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0042

Age

Attested activity

Family

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  • Kin of Chen Baxian (陳霸先)
    Kinship Term: grandnephew / 從孫 · Generation Distance: 2 · Relationship State: active
  • Parent of Chen Zhengli (陳正理)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

  • Label: General of the Right Guard / 右衛將軍 · Action: appointed-concurrent · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天嘉元年 · Western Year: AD 560
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0037
  • Label: Attendant-in-Ordinary of Regular Attendance of the Scattered Cavalry / 通直散騎常侍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天嘉元年 · Western Year: AD 560
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0037
  • Label: Attendant-in-Ordinary of Regular Attendance of the Scattered Cavalry / 通直散騎常侍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 永定二年 · Western Year: AD 558
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0031
  • Label: General of Illustrious Prestige / 明威將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 永定二年 · Western Year: AD 558
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0031
  • Label: Administrator of Chenliu / 陳留太守 · Action: appointed · Place: Chenliu / 陳留 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 高祖踐祚 · Western Year: AD 557
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0029
  • Label: Acting Holder of the Staff, Commander-in-Chief of Wuzhou military affairs, General of Humane Prestige, Prefect of Wuzhou / 假節、都督吳州諸軍事、仁威將軍、吳州刺史 · Action: appointed · Place: Wuzhou / 吳州 · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 天嘉三年 · Western Year: AD 562
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0038
  • Label: Acting Holder of the Staff / 假節 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0028
  • Label: Administrator of Guangliang / 廣梁太守 · Action: appointed · Place: Guangliang / 廣梁
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0028
  • Label: Administrator of Xuancheng / 宣城太守 · Action: appointed · Place: Xuancheng / 宣城 · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 世祖嗣位 · Western Year: AD 560
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0033
  • Label: General of Majestic Trust / 雄信將軍 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0028
  • Label: Palace Gentleman of the Scattered Cavalry / 散騎侍郎 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0028
  • Label: Prefect of Qingzhou / 青州刺史 · Action: appointed · Place: Qingzhou / 青州
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0028
  • Label: Prefect of Qingzhou and Administrator of Guangliang / 青州刺史、廣梁太守 · Action: held
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0012
  • Title: Marquis of Suixing County / 遂興縣侯 · Action: enfeoffed · Households: 500 · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 永定二年 · Western Year: AD 558
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0030
  • Title: Marquis of Suixing County / 遂興縣開國侯 · Action: enfeoffed · Households: 500 · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 高祖踐祚 · Western Year: AD 557
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0013
  • Title: Marquis of Suixing County / 遂興縣侯 · Action: fief-increased · Households: 1500 · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 天嘉元年 · Western Year: AD 560
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0036
  • Status: no-posthumous-title · Action: denied · Reason: troops broke discipline · Negated: true
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0043
  • Status: returned-to-laity · Action: laid-aside-monastic-robes
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0026

Places and affiliations

Learning and skills

Events and relationships

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment: no merit credited with Mingche after Lin pacified · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0035
  • Kind: character · Statement: conversation refined and elegant
    Explicit · chenshu:015:s0025

Source notes

References in the histories

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Book of Chen, Chapter 15Volume 15: Imperial Family · 16 passages
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從子持節、員外散騎常侍、明威將軍、雍州刺史、監南徐州擬，持節、通直散騎侍郎、貞威將軍、北徐州刺史褒，從子晃、炅，從孫假節、員外散騎常侍、明威將軍訬，假節、信威將軍、北徐州刺史吉陽縣開國侯諠，假節、通直散騎侍郎、信武將軍祏，[1]假節、散騎侍郎、雄信將軍、青州刺史、廣梁太守詳，貞威將軍、通直散騎侍郎慧紀，從孫敬雅、敬泰，並枝戚密近，劬勞王室，宜列河山，以光利建。 His nephew Ni, holder of the staff, supernumerary attendant-in-ordinary of the scattered cavalry, general of illustrious prestige, prefect of Yongzhou, and supervisor of Southern Xuzhou; Bao, holder of the staff, palace gentleman of regular attendance of the scattered cavalry, general of upright prestige, and prefect of Northern Xuzhou; the nephews Huang and Jiong; the great-nephew Xu, acting holder of the staff, supernumerary attendant-in-ordinary of the scattered cavalry, and general of illustrious prestige; Xuan, acting holder of the staff, general of trustworthy prestige, prefect of Northern Xuzhou, and marquis of Jiyang county; Zhi, acting holder of the staff, palace gentleman of regular attendance of the scattered cavalry, and general of trustworthy martiality;[1] Xiang, acting holder of the staff, palace gentleman of the scattered cavalry, general of majestic trust, prefect of Qingzhou, and administrator of Guangliang; Huiji, general of upright prestige and palace gentleman of regular attendance of the scattered cavalry; and the great-nephews Jingya and Jingtai—all close collateral kin who have labored for the royal house—should be granted domains upon the rivers and mountains to honor the founding of the dynasty.
擬可永脩縣開國侯，褒鍾陵縣開國侯，晃建城縣開國侯，炅上饒縣開國侯，訬虔化縣開國侯，諠仍前封，祏豫章縣開國侯，[2]詳遂興縣開國侯，慧紀宜黃縣開國侯，敬雅寧都縣開國侯，敬泰平固縣開國侯，各邑五百戶。」 Ni was to be made marquis of Yongxiu county; Bao, marquis of Zhongling county; Huang, marquis of Jiancheng county; Jiong, marquis of Shangrao county; Xu, marquis of Qianhua county; Xuan was to retain his previous title; Zhi, marquis of Yuzhang county;[2] Xiang, marquis of Suixing county; Huiji, marquis of Yihuang county; Jingya, marquis of Ningdu county; and Jingtai, marquis of Pinggu county—each with a fief of five hundred households.'