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Daxi Wu 達奚武

Attested AD 550 - AD 563

Passages: 10
Chapters: 5
Histories: 2

Overview

The translated histories identify Daxi Wu as an aristocrat, general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 10 passages from 5 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Daxi Wu	達奚武	Daxi Wu
Personal name	Daxi Wu	達奚武	Daxi Wu
Title	Duke of Gaoyang	高陽公
Title	Duke of Zheng	鄭國公
Title	Grand General Daxi Wu	大將軍達奚武
Given	Wu	武	Wu
Given	Wu	武

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · beiqishu:007:s0060, zhoushu:003:s0155
Sex: male
Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0036, zhoushu:021:s0001, zhoushu:046:s0128

Roles

Aristocrat
General
Military Officer
Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 三月甲午 · Western Year: AD 558
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:004:s0036
Source Date: Text: 九月辛卯 · Western Year: AD 558
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:004:s0066
Source Date: Text: 元年 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0154, zhoushu:003:s0155, zhoushu:003:s0079
Source Date: Text: 大統十七年 · Western Year: AD 551
Explicit · zhoushu:046:s0128, zhoushu:046:s0129
Source Date: Text: 晉公護遣迎 · Western Interval: Start: AD 550 · End: AD 559
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:021:s0160
Source Date: Text: 河清二年十二月己未 · Western Year: AD 563
Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:007:s0060
Source Date: Text: 辛未 · Western Year: AD 560
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:004:s0132

Career and standing

Label: Pillar of State / 柱國 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元年 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0155
Label: Grand Minister of Justice / 大司寇 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元年二月甲午 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0079
Label: Grand Director of Ceremonies / 大宗伯 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 辛亥 · Western Year: AD 559
Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0098
Title: Duke of Zheng / 鄭國公 · Action: advanced · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 辛未 · Western Year: AD 560
Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0132

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: advanced to East Yong and Jin Province · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 河清二年十二月己未 · Western Year: AD 563
Explicit · beiqishu:007:s0060
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: besieged-Nanzheng · Other Person Id: Xiao Xun (蕭循) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 明年 · Western Year: AD 552
Explicit · zhoushu:046:s0129
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: sent-to-receive-defector · Other Person Id: Sima Xiaonan (司馬消難) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 三月甲午 · Western Year: AD 558
Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0036

References in the histories

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 7Volume 7 Annals 7: Emperor Wucheng · 1 passage

己未，周軍逼幷州，又遣大將軍達奚武帥眾數萬至東雍及晉州，與突厥相應。 On the jiwei day, the Northern Zhou army pressed Bing Province. They also sent Great General Daxi Wu with tens of thousands of troops to East Yong and Jin Province, coordinating with the Turks.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Xiaomin · 2 passages

以大將軍寧都公毓、高陽公達奚武、武陽公豆盧寧、小司寇陽平公李遠、小司馬博陵公賀蘭祥、小宗伯魏安公尉遲迥等並柱國。 Grand General Yuwen Yu of Ningdu; Daxi Wu of Gaoyang; Doulu Ning of Wuyang; Li Yuan of Yangping, Junior Minister of Justice; Helan Xiang of Boling, Junior Army Marshal; Yuchi Jiong of Wei'an, Junior Director of Ritual; and others were all made Grand Dukes General of the Army.

甲午，以大司空、梁國公侯莫陳崇為太保，大司馬、晉國公護為大冢宰，柱國、博陵公賀蘭祥為大司馬，高陽公達奚武為大司寇，大將軍、化政公宇文貴為柱國。 On jiawu Houmochen Chong, Duke of Liang and Grand Minister of Works, became Grand Protector; Hu, Duke of Jin and Grand Marshal, Grand Chancellor; Helan Xiang of Boling, Grand Marshal; Daxi Wu of Gaoyang, Grand Minister of Justice; and Yuwen Gui of Huazheng, Grand Duke General of the Army.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Emperor Ming · 3 passages

三月甲午，齊北豫州刺史司馬消難舉州來附，遣柱國、高陽公達奚武與大將軍楊忠率衆迎之。 Third month, on jiawu day, Northern Qi's governor of North Yu Province, Sima Xiaonan, surrendered the province; the court sent Pillar-of-State Daxi Wu, Duke of Gaoyang, and Grand General Yang Zhong with troops to receive him.

辛亥，以大宗伯、梁國公侯莫陳崇為大司徒，大司寇、高陽公達奚武為大宗伯，武陽公豆盧甯為大司寇，柱國、輔城公邕為大司空。 On xinhai day Grand Director of Ceremonies Houmochen Chong, Duke of Liang, was made grand minister of education; Grand Minister of Justice Daxi Wu, Duke of Gaoyang, was made grand director of ceremonies; Doulu Ning, Duke of Wuyang, was made grand minister of justice; and Pillar-of-State Yuwen Yong, Duke of Fucheng, was made grand minister of works.

進封天水公廣為蔡國公，高陽公達奚武為鄭國公，武陽公豆盧甯為楚國公，博陵公賀蘭祥為涼國公，甯蜀公尉遲迥為蜀國公，化政公宇文貴為許國公，陳留公楊忠為 Yuwen Guang of Tianshui was promoted to Duke of Cai; Daxi Wu of Gaoyang to Duke of Zheng; Doulu Ning of Wuyang to Duke of Chu; Helan Xiang of Boling to Duke of Liang; Yuchi Jiong of Ningshu to Duke of Shu; Yuwen Gui of Huazheng to Duke of Xu; and Chenliu Duke Yang Zhong as

Book of Zhou, Chapter 21Volume 21 Biographies 13: Wei Chijiong; Wang Qian; Sima Xiaonan · 1 passage

晉公護遣達奚武、楊忠迎之，消難遂與武俱入朝。 Duke of Jin Yuwen Hu sent Daxi Wu and Yang Zhong to welcome him; Xiaonan then entered court together with Wu.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 46Volume 46 Biographies 38: Filial Piety · 3 passages

大統十七年，太祖令大將軍達奚武經畧漢州。 In the seventeenth year of Datong, the Grand Progenitor ordered Grand General Daxi Wu to campaign in Hanzhou.

明年，武圍循於南鄭。 The next year Wu besieged Xun at Nanzheng.

使未反，而循中直兵參軍曹策、參軍劉曉謀以城降武。 The envoy had not yet returned when Xun's Direct Troops Attendant Cao Ce and Attendant Liu Xiao plotted to surrender the city to Wu.