Overview
The translated histories identify Chen Xin as a general and official. This record brings together 13 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 | 陳昕 | Chen Xin |
| Courtesy | Junzhang | 君章 | Junzhang |
| Given | Xin | 昕 | Xin |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Uncertain
Roles
- General
- Official
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: killed · Responsible Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太清二年 · Reign: 太清 · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 548Explicit · liangshu:032:s0150
Age
- Age: 12 · Reckoning: sui · At Event: accompanied father toward LuoyangExplicit · liangshu:032:s0131
- Age: 33 · Reckoning: sui · At Event: deathExplicit · liangshu:032:s0150
- Age: 7 · Reckoning: sui · At Event: demonstrated riding and archeryExplicit · liangshu:032:s0130
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 大同十年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 10 · Western Year: AD 544Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:032:s0137, liangshu:032:s0138
- Source Date: Text: 太清二年 · Reign: 太清 · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 548Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:032:s0140, liangshu:032:s0150
- Source Date: Text: 大同四年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 538Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:032:s0133
- Source Date: Text: 大同六年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 6 · Western Year: AD 540Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:032:s0136
Family
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- Child of Chen Qingzhi (陳慶之)Kinship Term: fifth son / 第五子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 5
Career and standing
- Label: Administrator of Northern Qiao / 北譙太守 · Action: appointed-but-not-assumed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同十年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 10 · Western Year: AD 544Explicit · liangshu:032:s0138
- Label: Garrison Commander of Yinling / 陰陵戍主 · Action: appointed-but-not-assumed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同十年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 10 · Western Year: AD 544Explicit · liangshu:032:s0138
- Label: General of Cloud Cavalry / 雲騎將軍 · Action: appointed-to-replace-Wang-Zhi · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太清二年 · Reign: 太清 · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 548Explicit · liangshu:032:s0141
- Label: Administrator of Linchuan / 臨川太守 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同十年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 10 · Western Year: AD 544Explicit · liangshu:032:s0139
- Label: General of Manifest Valor / 宣猛將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同十年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 10 · Western Year: AD 544Explicit · liangshu:032:s0137
- Label: Outer Troops Officer under the Cavalry General / 驃騎外兵 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同十年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 10 · Western Year: AD 544Explicit · liangshu:032:s0139
- Label: Commander of the Civil Virtue corps / 文德主帥 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同四年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 538Explicit · liangshu:032:s0133
- Label: Master of Arms of the Right Guard / 右衛仗主 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同四年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 538Explicit · liangshu:032:s0133
- Label: General of Awesome Distance / 威遠將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同六年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 6 · Western Year: AD 540Explicit · liangshu:032:s0136
- Label: Lord of Xiaoxian city / 小峴城主 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同六年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 6 · Western Year: AD 540Explicit · liangshu:032:s0136
- Label: acting credentials / 假節 · Action: granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同十年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 10 · Western Year: AD 544Explicit · liangshu:032:s0137
- Status: captive · Action: entered · Captor Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太清二年 · Reign: 太清 · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 548Explicit · liangshu:032:s0142
- Action: dismissed · Reason: official offense · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同六年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 6 · Western Year: AD 540Explicit · liangshu:032:s0136
- Action: refused-to-write-second-message · Authority Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太清二年 · Reign: 太清 · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 548Explicit · liangshu:032:s0150
Learning and skills
- Skill: terrain mapping / 聚土畫地 · Level: astonished-Zhu-YiExplicit · liangshu:032:s0132
- Skill: riding and archery / 騎射 · Level: proficient-at-age-sevenExplicit · liangshu:032:s0130
Works and attributed material
- Kind: coerced message · Role: forced-author · Other Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景) · Provenance: Mode: coerced-document · Speaker Person Id: Chen Xin (陳昕)Explicit · liangshu:032:s0148
- Kind: message arranging Fan Taobang's surrender · Role: author · Provenance: Mode: paraphrased-document · Speaker Person Id: Chen Xin (陳昕)Explicit · liangshu:032:s0146
- Kind: military report · Role: author · Provenance: Mode: direct-speech · Speaker Person Id: Chen Xin (陳昕)Explicit · liangshu:032:s0140
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Action: charged Yao Baole, routed Yao Xiong's force, and took Qincheng · Role: combatant · Other Person Id: Yao Baole (堯寶樂) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 中大通二年 · Reign: 中大通 · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 530Explicit · liangshu:032:s0135
- Kind: military · Action: followed his father toward Luoyang, fell ill, and returned to the capital · Role: combatant · Other Person Id: Chen Qingzhi (陳慶之) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通初 · Reign: 大通 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 529Explicit · liangshu:032:s0131
- Kind: political · Action: refused to rally his troops for Hou Jing · Other Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太清二年 · Reign: 太清 · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 548Explicit · liangshu:032:s0144
- Kind: military · Action: suppressed Wang Qinzong's rebellion · Role: commander · Other Person Id: Wang Qinzong (王勤宗) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同十年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 10 · Western Year: AD 544Explicit · liangshu:032:s0137, liangshu:032:s0138
- Kind: military · Action: was posted outside the walls, tried to flee to Jingkou, and was captured by Hou Jing · Role: defender · Other Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太清二年 · Reign: 太清 · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 548Explicit · liangshu:032:s0141, liangshu:032:s0142
- Kind: military · Action: was sent to help defend Yiyang · Role: defender · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同四年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 538Explicit · liangshu:032:s0133
- Relation: attendant-of · Person Id: Prince of Shaoling (邵陵王) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同四年 · Reign: 大同 · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 538Explicit · liangshu:032:s0133
- Explicit · liangshu:032:s0141
- Relation: persuaded-to-defect · Person Id: Fan Taobang (范桃棒)Explicit · liangshu:032:s0145
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: judged Wang Zhi's fleet too weak to hold Caishi · Assessor Person Id: Chen Xin (陳昕) · Assessed Person Id: Wang Zhi (王質) · Provenance: Mode: self-attributed-report · Source Person Id: Chen Xin (陳昕)Explicit · liangshu:032:s0140
- Kind: illness · Statement: illness prevented him from taking up the Yinling and Northern Qiao appointmentsExplicit · liangshu:032:s0138
References in the histories
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