Overview
The translated histories identify Chen Xiwen as an administrator and official. This record brings together 1 passage 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 Xiwen | 陳希文 | Chén Xīwén |
| Personal name | Chen Xiwen | 陳希文 | Chén Xīwén |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · mingshi:140:s0317
Roles
- Administrator
- Official
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 明初（與常遇春、徐達等同時之洪武朝事） · Western Interval: Start: AD 1368 · End: AD 1398Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:140:s0317
Career and standing
- Label: assistant magistrate of Huaining / 懷寧丞 · Action: heldExplicit · mingshi:140:s0317
- Label: severe punishment for greed / 重典 · Action: punishedExplicit · mingshi:140:s0317
Places and affiliations
- Label: Ming / 明 · Relation: servedStrongly inferred · mingshi:140:s0317
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: first-promoted-for-good-governance-then-punished-for-greed · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · mingshi:140:s0317
References in the histories
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