Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General and Official

Chen Xin 陳忻

Attested AD 535 - AD 566

Passages: 22
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

The translated histories identify Chen Xin as an administrator, general, and official. This record brings together 22 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Chen Xin	陳忻	Chen Xin
Surname	Chen	陳	Chen
Personal name	Chen Xin	陳忻	Chen Xin
Given	Xin	忻	Xin
Courtesy name	Yongyi	永怡	Yongyi
Changed name	Yuchi	尉遲	Yuchi

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · zhoushu:043:s0001

Roles

Administrator
General
Official

Life and dates

Death

Place: in office / 於位
Explicit · zhoushu:043:s0213

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 大統元年 · Western Year: AD 535
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:043:s0135
Source Date: Text: 天和元年 · Western Year: AD 566
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:043:s0213

Family

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Descendant of Chen Kun (陳昆)
Kinship Term: grandfather / 祖 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal
Child of Chen Xingsun (陳興孫)
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Line: paternal
Parent of Chen Wandi (陳萬敵)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Line: paternal

Career and standing

Label: General Who Subdues Waves / 伏波將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大統元年 · Western Year: AD 535
Explicit · zhoushu:043:s0135
Label: Governor of Xiong Province / 熊州刺史 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 武成元年 · Western Year: AD 559
Explicit · zhoushu:043:s0210
Title: Duke of Xuchang / 許昌縣公 · Action: advanced · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 孝閔帝踐阼 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit · zhoushu:043:s0207, zhoushu:043:s0209
Title: Baron of Bacheng County / 霸城縣男 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大統元年 · Western Year: AD 535
Explicit · zhoushu:043:s0135
Status: succeeded-by-son · Action: succession · Other Person Id: Chen Wandi (陳萬敵)
Explicit · zhoushu:043:s0168

Places and affiliations

Polity Name: Western Wei / 西魏 · Relation: served
Strongly inferred · zhoushu:043:s0135
Place: Yiyang / 宜陽
Explicit · zhoushu:043:s0132

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated Dongfang Lao at Shiquan · Other Person Id: Dongfang Lao (東方老)
Explicit · zhoushu:043:s0160
Relation: marriage-kin-of · Person Id: Han Xiong (韓雄) · Label: kin by marriage / 姻婭
Explicit · zhoushu:043:s0162

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: excelled at generosity and winning troops hearts; weaker than Han Xiong at archery · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · zhoushu:043:s0165, zhoushu:043:s0166

Source notes

To: Yuchi / 尉遲 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 魏恭帝二年 · Western Year: AD 555
Explicit · zhoushu:043:s0202

References in the histories

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Book of Zhou, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 35: Li Yansun; Wei You; Han Xiong; Chen Xin; Wei Xuan · 22 passages

李延孫韋祐韓雄陳忻魏玄 Biographies of Li Yansun, Wei You, Han Xiong, Chen Xin, and Wei Xuan

陳忻字永怡，宜陽人也。 Chen Xin, whose courtesy name was Yongyi, came from Yiyang.

魏孝武西遷之後，忻乃於辟惡山招集勇敢少年數十人，寇掠東魏，仍密遣使歸附。 After Emperor Xiaowu of Wei withdrew to the west, Xin gathered several dozen bold young men on Mount Pibie, raided Eastern Wei, and secretly sent envoys to declare allegiance to the west.

忻率義徒於九曲道邀之，殺傷甚衆，擒其新安令張祗。 Xin ambushed them on the Jiuqu road with his volunteers, inflicting heavy casualties and capturing Zhang Di, magistrate of Xin'an.

太祖嘉其忠款，使行新安縣事。 The Grand Ancestor praised his loyalty and put him in charge of Xin'an county.

及獨孤信入洛，忻舉李延孫為前鋒，仍從信守金墉城。 When Dugu Xin entered Luoyang, Xin put Li Yansun at the head of the vanguard and joined Xin in holding Jinyong city.

及河橋戰不利，隨軍西還，復行新安縣事。 After the defeat at Heqiao he withdrew west with the army and again administered Xin'an county.

陽州刺史，忻率兵擊破之，進爵為子。 governor of Yang province; Xin attacked and defeated him and was promoted to viscount.

東魏復遣劉盆生為金門郡守，忻又斬之。 When Eastern Wei sent Liu Pensheng as administrator of Jinmen, Xin slew him as well.

太祖以忻威著敵境，仍留靜邊，弗令之任。 Because Xin's reputation struck fear in enemy territory, the Grand Ancestor kept him on the frontier to hold the border and would not release him to take up his new post.

十年，侯景築九曲城，忻率衆邀之，擒其宜陽郡守趙嵩、金門郡守樂敬賓。 In the tenth year Hou Jing built Jiuqu city; Xin intercepted him and captured Zhao Song, administrator of Yiyang, and Yue Jingbin, administrator of Jinmen.

陽，忻與諸將輕兵邀之，願遂退走。 Yang; Xin and the other generals intercepted him with a light force, and Hunyuan withdrew.

時東魏每歲遣兵送米饋宜陽，忻輒與諸軍邀擊之，每多剋獲。 Each year Eastern Wei sent grain convoys to Yiyang; Xin and the other commanders ambushed them again and again with rich spoils.

其年，授宜陽邑大中正，賜姓尉遲氏。 That year he was made chief rectifier of Yiyang district and granted the surname Yuchi.

太祖以忻著績累載，贈其祖昆及父興孫俱為儀同三司，昆齊州刺史，興孫徐州刺史。 Because Xin had served with distinction for many years, the Grand Ancestor posthumously enfeoffed his grandfather Kun and his father Xingsun as Equal in Honor to the Three Dukes—Kun as governor of Qi province and Xingsun as governor of Xu province.

忻與韓雄等恆令間諜覘其動靜，齊兵每至，輒擊破之。 Xin and Han Xiong constantly sent spies to watch him, and whenever Qi troops appeared they were beaten back.

故永業深憚忻等，不敢為寇。 Yongye therefore feared Xin and the others and did not dare raid.

孝閔帝踐阼，徵忻入朝，進爵為伯，尋又進爵許昌 When Emperor Xiaomin took the throne, Xin was summoned to court, raised to earl, and soon advanced again to Duke of Xuchang

忻與韓雄里閈姻婭，少相親昵。 Xin and Han Xiong were neighbors and kin by marriage and had been close since youth.

雖竝有武力，至於挽強射中，忻不如雄； Though both were men of great physical power, Xin could not match Xiong in drawing the heavy bow and hitting the mark;

散財施惠，得士衆心，則雄不如忻。 but in giving freely and winning the loyalty of his men, Xiong could not equal Xin.

朝廷以忻雅得士心，還令萬敵領其部曲。 Because Xin had long held the loyalty of his troops, the court had Wandi take command of his old unit.