Overview
The translated histories identify Emperor Wen of Sui as an official and ruler. This record brings together 3 passages from 3 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Emperor Wen of Sui | 隋文帝 | Sui Wendi |
| Title | Emperor Wen of Sui | 隋文帝 | Sui Wendi |
| Personal name | Emperor Wen of Sui | 隋文帝 | Sui Wendi |
| Title | Emperor Wen of Sui | 隋文帝 | |
| Title | Emperor Wen of Sui | 隋文 | Sui Wen |
| Temple name | Wen | 文 | Wen |
| Temple name | Wendi | 文帝 | Wendi |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
Roles
- Official
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: as Zhou chancellor before Sui accession · Western Year: AD 580Strongly inferred · beiqishu:009:s0095
- Source Date: Text: 隋文帝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 581 · End: AD 604Explicit · xintangshu:022:s0001
- Source Date: Text: 隋文踐極 · Western Year: AD 581Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0176
Career and standing
- Label: Chancellor / 作相 · Action: heldExplicit · beiqishu:009:s0095
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Sui / 隋 · Relation: ruledExplicit · xintangshu:022:s0001
Events and relationships
- Kind: institutional · Role: reformer · Action: divided-elegant-and-popular-musicExplicit · xintangshu:022:s0001
References in the histories
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