Dou Jin 竇瑾

Other names

Family

• Descendant of Cheng (成)
  great-great-grandfather 高祖 · paternal line · 4 generations
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 4
• Parent of Daughter of Dou Jin (竇瑾女)
  daughter 女
  Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 51, passage 22
• Descendant of Rong (融)
  descendant 之後 · Claimed parentage
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 3
• Parent of Bing (秉)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 23
• Parent of Chi (持)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 23
• Parent of Yi (依)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 23
• Parent of Zun (遵)
  youngest son 少子
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 24

• Kinship Role sons · Count 4
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 23

Origins and identity

• claimed descent from Han Grand Commandant Rong
  Ancestor Person Id Rong (融) · Claimed true
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 3

Career and standing

• Doctor of the Secretariat 中書博士
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 6
• Attendant Gentleman of the Secretariat 中書侍郎
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 6
• Bearer of the Staff of Authority 使持節
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 9
• Director of the Bureau of Justice 都官尚書
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passages 11, 16
• Director of the Palace 殿中尚書
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passages 11, 16
• garrison commander at Chang'an 長安鎮將
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 9

Places and affiliations

• Northern Wei/北魏
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 239
• Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation Served
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passages 6, 12
• At Dunqiu in Weiguo 頓丘衞國
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 2
• At Chang'an 長安 · Relation Posted to
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passages 9-10, 15
• At Jizhou 冀州 · Relation Posted to
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 19

Works and attributed material

• Speech · Subject of praise · Speaker Emperor Shizu (世祖) · Direct quotation
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 17

Events and relationships

• Accompanied expedition; subdued Di and Qiang in Baxi
  AD 445 to AD 446 從征蓋吳 · Military · Vanguard · With Gai Wu (蓋吳) · At Baxi 巴西
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 51, passage 13
• Concurrent Minister of Education; conferred posthumous title
  Ritual · Officiant · With Emperor Gongzong (恭宗)
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 18
• Held Chang'an post for eight years
  Administrative · Garrison commander
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 10
• Household executed
  Punishment · Victim
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 240
• Induced surrender of three thousand households
  AD 445 to AD 446 蓋吳之役 · Military · Commander · With Chou Tian'er (仇天爾) · At Mount Wujiang 五將山
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 51, passage 14
• Instructed son in law to refuse marriage; involved in slander and curse; executed
  AD 454 興光初 · Legal · Accused · With Sima Moduo (司馬彌陀)
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 51, passage 22

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment frugal, plain, devoted to royal service; renowned in his day · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 20
• Assessment praised by the historian · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 239
• Assessment renowned for authority and kindness · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 10