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Han Gui 韓軌

Attested AD 531 - AD 560

Passages: 11
Chapters: 5
Histories: 3

Overview

The translated histories identify Han Gui as a general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 11 passages from 5 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Han Gui	韓軌	Han Gui
Title	Grand Minister	太宰
Personal	Gui	軌	Gui
Given name	Gui	軌
Personal name	Han Gui	韓軌	Han Gui
Personal name	Han Gui	韓軌	Hán Guǐ
Personal name	Han Gui	韓軌
Title	Prince of Ande	安德王

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · beiqishu:006:s0091, zizhitongjian:159:s0340h

Roles

General
Military Officer
Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 大同十一年 · Western Year: AD 545
Explicit event contextual date · zizhitongjian:159:s0003, zizhitongjian:159:s0003a, zizhitongjian:159:s0077
Source Date: Text: 歡謂澄曰 · Western Year: AD 546
Explicit event contextual date · zizhitongjian:159:s0340h
Source Date: Text: 武定五年 · Western Year: AD 547
Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:003:s0023
Source Date: Text: 皇建元年庚申 · Western Year: AD 560
Explicit · beiqishu:006:s0091
Source Date: Text: 義旗建 · Western Interval: Start: AD 531 · End: AD 534
Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:025:s0062
Source Date: Text: 韓軌宵濟襲羆 · Western Interval: Start: AD 534 · End: AD 545
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:018:s0030

Career and standing

Label: Minister of Works / 司空 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同十一年 · Western Year: AD 545
Explicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0077
Label: inspector of Ying and Ji / 瀛冀二州刺史 · Action: appointed
Explicit · beiqishu:025:s0063
Label: Secretariat Director / 中書令 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同十一年 · Western Year: AD 545
Explicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0077
Label: Minister of Works / 司空 · Action: held
Explicit · beiqishu:003:s0023
Label: associated sacrifice in ancestral temple / 配饗 · Action: granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 皇建元年 · Western Year: AD 560
Explicit · beiqishu:006:s0091
Status: deceased · Action: noted
Explicit · beiqishu:006:s0091

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: attacked · Other Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 武定五年 · Western Year: AD 547
Explicit · beiqishu:003:s0023
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: night raid on Wang Pi · Other Person Id: Wang Pi (王羆)
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:018:s0030, zhoushu:018:s0031, zhoushu:018:s0034

References in the histories

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Wenxiang · 2 passages

遣司空韓軌率衆討之。 Gao Cheng sent Minister of Works Han Gui at the head of an army to attack him.

六月己巳，韓軌等自潁州班師。 In the sixth month, on jisi day, Han Gui and the others withdrew from Ying Province.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 6Volume 6 Annals 6: Emperor Xiaozhao · 1 passage

庚申，詔以故太師尉景、故太師竇泰、故太師太原王婁昭、故太宰章武王厙狄幹、故太尉段榮、故太師万俟普、故司徒蔡儁、故太師高乾、故司徒莫多婁貸文、故太保劉貴、故太保封祖裔、故廣州刺史王懷十二人配饗太祖廟庭，故太師清河王岳、故太宰安德王韓軌、故太宰扶風王可朱渾道元、故太師高昂、故大司馬劉豐、故太師万俟受洛干、故太尉慕容紹宗七人配饗世宗廟庭，故太尉河東王潘相樂、故司空薛脩義、故太傅破六韓常三人配饗顯祖廟庭。 On the gengshen day, an edict ordered twelve deceased ministers to receive associated sacrifice in the Founding Emperor's temple, including Wei Jing, Dou Tai, Lou Zhao, She Digan, Duan Rong, Wan Sipo, Cai Jun, Gao Gan, Moduo Lou Daiwen, Liu Gui, Feng Zuyi, and Wang Huai; seven others in Emperor Wenxiang's temple, including Princes Yue, Han Gui, and Kezhuhun Daoyuan, Liu Feng, Wan Sipo Shouluogan, and Murong Shaozong; and three more in Emperor Wenxuan's temple—Pan Xiangle, Xue Xiuyi, and Poliuhan Chang.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 25Volume 25 Biographies 17: Zhang Zuan; Zhang Liang; Zhang Yao; Zhang Qi; Xu Yuan; Wang Jun; Wang Hong · 3 passages

義旗建，高祖擢為中軍大都督韓軌府長史。 When the righteous standard was raised Gao Huan promoted him to chief clerk on General-in-Chief Han Gui's staff.

及軌除瀛、冀二州刺史，又以耀為軌諮議參軍。 When Gui was made inspector of Ying and Ji, Yao again served as his consulting staff officer.

後為御史所劾，州府僚佐及軌左右以贓罪掛網者百有餘人，唯耀清白獨免。 Later the censors impeached the case. More than a hundred prefectural staff and men close to Gui were caught in the net on corruption charges; only Yao was clear and escaped alone.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 18Volume 18 Biographies 10: Wang Pi; Wang Sizheng · 3 passages

齊神武遣韓軌、司馬子如從河東宵濟襲羆，羆不之覺。 Gao Huan sent Han Gui and Sima Ziru to cross the Yellow River from Hedong by night and strike Wang Pi, who did not detect them.

比曉，軌衆已乘梯入城。 By dawn Han Gui's men were already climbing the ladders into the city.

軌衆遂投城遁走。 Han Gui's force then jumped from the walls and fled.

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 159Volume 159 Liang Records 15 · 2 passages

十二月，東魏以侯景為司徒，中書令韓軌為司空； In the twelfth month, Eastern Wei made Hou Jing Minister over the Masses and Han Gui Minister of Works;

韓軌少戇，宜寬借之。 Han Gui is somewhat dull—treat him generously.