Overview
The translated histories identify Emperor Wen of Wei as a ruler and writer. This record brings together 6 passages from 6 chapters across 5 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Emperor Wen of Wei | 魏文帝 | Wèi Wéndì |
| Personal name | Cao Pi | Cáo Pī | |
| Personal | Cao Pi | 曹丕 | Cáo Pī |
| Posthumous name | Emperor Wen | 文帝 | Wéndì |
| Temple name | Emperor Wen | 文帝 | Wéndì |
| Temple | Emperor Wen | 文帝 | Wendi |
| Temple name | Emperor Wen of Wei | 魏文帝 | Wèi Wéndì |
| Posthumous name | Emperor Wen of Wei | 魏文 | Wei Wen |
| Temple | Wei Wendi | 魏文帝 | Wèi Wéndì |
| Title | Wen | ||
| Temple | Wendi | 文帝 | Wéndì |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
- Sex: male
Roles
- Ruler
- Writer
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 其后受禅 · Western Year: AD 220Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:113:s0149, houhanshu:113:s0150
- Source Date: Text: 建安二十五年 · Western Year: AD 220Explicit · houhanshu:118:s0024
- Source Date: Text: 是歲十月 · Western Year: AD 220Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:035:s0042
- Source Date: Text: 魏文 · Western Year: AD 220Explicit · zhoushu:009:s0165
- Source Date: Text: 魏文帝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 220 · End: AD 226Explicit · nanqishu:036:s0236
- Source Date: Text: 魏文帝隸刻肩際 · Western Year: AD 220Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:057:s0007
Career and standing
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 文帝受禪 · Western Year: AD 220Explicit · xinwudaishi:035:s0042
- Label: received abdication / 受禅 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 魏受禅 · Western Year: AD 220Explicit · houhanshu:113:s0150
Places and affiliations
- Label: Cao Wei / 魏 · Relation: ruledExplicit · houhanshu:113:s0150
- Polity: Cao Wei / 魏 · Relation: foundedExplicit · houhanshu:118:s0024
- Polity: Wei / 魏 · Relation: ruledExplicit · liaoshi:057:s0007
Works and attributed material
- Kind: inscription · Role: author · Text: Great Wei receives the Han imperial transmission seal / 大魏受漢傳國之寶Explicit · liaoshi:057:s0007
- Kind: quotation · Role: speaker · Quoted: trueExplicit · nanqishu:036:s0236
Events and relationships
- Kind: inscription · Role: commissioner · Action: had-clerical-script-carved-on-seal-shoulderExplicit · liaoshi:057:s0007
- Kind: political · Role: actor · Action: replaced HanExplicit · houhanshu:118:s0024
Assessments and attributes
- Item: imperial transmission seal / 傳國之寶 · Relation: inscribedExplicit · liaoshi:057:s0007
References in the histories
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