He Jin (何进) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify He Jin as a general, official, and statesman. This record brings together 13 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	He Jin	何进	He Jin
Surname	He	何
Surname	He	何	Hé
Personal name	He Jin	何進	He Jin
Personal	He Jin	何进	Hé Jìn
Personal name	He Jin	何进	Hé Jìn
Personal name	He Jin	何進
Given	Jin	进	Jìn
Given name	Jin	进
Given name	Jin	进	Jìn

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · houhanshu:093:s0097, sanguozhi:031:s0148
Sex: male
Explicit · houhanshu:113:s0117, houhanshu:115:s0101, houhanshu:118:s0014

Roles

General
Official
Statesman

Life and dates

Death

Manner: killed by eunuchs in the palace / 于省中为诸黄门所杀 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 中平六年八月 · Western Year: AD 189
Explicit · houhanshu:113:s0133, houhanshu:113:s0135
Manner: murdered · Killer Group: palace eunuchs / 中官
Explicit · houhanshu:118:s0091
Manner: assassination · Place: palace precincts / 省内 · Statement: killed in the palace precincts
Explicit · houhanshu:115:s0124

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 中平元年 · Western Year: AD 184
Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:115:s0101, houhanshu:115:s0100
Source Date: Text: 中平元年 · Western Year: AD 184
Explicit · houhanshu:118:s0091
Source Date: Text: 中平六年 · Western Year: AD 189
Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:113:s0117, houhanshu:113:s0133, houhanshu:113:s0135, houhanshu:115:s0123
Source Date: Text: 出為監軍使者，領益州牧 · Western Year: AD 188
Explicit event contextual date · sanguozhi:031:s0148
Source Date: Text: 灵帝时 · Western Interval: Start: AD 168 · End: AD 189
Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0097

Family

Sibling of Zhu Miao (朱苗)
Kinship Term: maternal half-brother relation via empress / 异父兄 · Shared Parentage: maternal-half · Intermediary Person Ids: Empress He (何皇后)
Sibling of Empress He (何皇后)
Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: sister · Shared Parentage: full
Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Role: younger-sister · Object Role: elder-brother
Sibling of He Miao (何苗)
Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-brother

Career and standing

Label: Grand General / 大將軍 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 灵帝时 · Western Interval: Start: AD 168 · End: AD 189
Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0097
Label: General-in-Chief / 大将军 · Action: held
Explicit · houhanshu:115:s0123, houhanshu:118:s0014, houhanshu:118:s0091
Label: General / 将军 · Action: held
Explicit · houhanshu:115:s0101
Label: great general / 大将军 · Action: held
Explicit · houhanshu:113:s0117, houhanshu:113:s0133

Places and affiliations

Label: Eastern Han / 汉 · Relation: under
Strongly inferred · houhanshu:115:s0101
Label: Later Han / 後漢 · Relation: active-in
Explicit · houhanshu:113:s0117

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: power-holder · Action: monopolized-state-authority-with-Miao
Explicit · houhanshu:115:s0102
Kind: political · Role: instigator · Action: ordered-Yuan-Shao-and-summoned-Dong-Zhuo · Other Person Id: Yuan Shao (袁绍)
Explicit · houhanshu:113:s0117
Kind: political · Role: reformer · Action: sought-to-purge-favorites
Explicit · houhanshu:115:s0123
Relation: recommender-of · Person Id: Dong Fu (董扶) · Description: recommended Dong Fu, who was summoned and appointed Palace Attendant
Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0097
Relation: superior-of · Person Id: Wu Kuang (吴匡)
Explicit · houhanshu:113:s0122, houhanshu:113:s0136