Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler and Warlord

Helian Bobo 赫連勃勃

Hèlián Bóbó

Attested AD 407 - AD 413

Passages
2
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

Helian Bobo was a ruler and Warlord.

IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Jin

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

  • Kinship Role forefathers and fathers · Quantity unspecified · Kinship Term Forefathers and fathers 惟祖惟父
    Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 256

Career and standing

Places and affiliations

  • AD 407 to AD 413 五稔之間,道風弘著,暨乎七載而王猷允洽
    At the capital city 都城 · Relation Founded
  • AD 407 to AD 413 五稔之間,道風弘著,暨乎七載而王猷允洽
    At Yong'an 永安 · Relation Built near
    Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 234

Works and attributed material

  • AD 407 to AD 413 五稔之間,道風弘著,暨乎七載而王猷允洽
    Inscription · Commissioner · Direct quotation

Events and relationships

  • Answered heaven and harmonized with the age
    AD 407 to AD 413 五稔之間,道風弘著,暨乎七載而王猷允洽 · Political · Ruler
    Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 219
  • Built Chongming palace on heaven pattern
    AD 407 to AD 413 五稔之間,道風弘著,暨乎七載而王猷允洽 · Construction · Patron · At Chongming 崇明
    Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 271
  • Dragon rose in the northern capital
    AD 407 to AD 413 五稔之間,道風弘著,暨乎七載而王猷允洽 · Political · Ruler · At northern capital 北京
    Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 220
  • False Qin lost heart at Guan and Long
    AD 407 to AD 413 五稔之間,道風弘著,暨乎七載而王猷允洽 · Military · Victor · Other False Qin 偽秦 · At Guan and Long 關、隴
    Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 224
  • Held dawn to dusk court and commanded generals
    AD 407 to AD 413 五稔之間,道風弘著,暨乎七載而王猷允洽 · Political · Ruler
    Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 222
  • Laid out ritual precincts and palace complexes surpassing Xianyang and Zhou Luo
    AD 407 to AD 413 五稔之間,道風弘著,暨乎七載而王猷允洽 · Construction · Patron · At Xianyang 咸陽
    Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 232
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  • Looked to King Wen of Zhou as founding model
    AD 407 to AD 413 五稔之間,道風弘著,暨乎七載而王猷允洽 · Scholarly · Planner · With King Wen of Zhou (周文王)
    Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 228
  • Personally led the six armies and conquered without battle
    AD 407 to AD 413 五稔之間,道風弘著,暨乎七載而王猷允洽 · Military · Commander
    Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 223
  • Received submission of River Source and northern tribes
    AD 407 to AD 413 五稔之間,道風弘著,暨乎七載而王猷允洽 · Diplomatic · Recipient · At River Source 河源
    Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 225
  • Set up an inscription in the capital praising imperial merit
    AD 407 to AD 413 五稔之間,道風弘著,暨乎七載而王猷允洽 · Ritual · Commissioner
  • Studied terrain and raised the capital
    AD 407 to AD 413 五稔之間,道風弘著,暨乎七載而王猷允洽 · Construction · Founder
  • Summoned craftsmen in the manner of Wang Er and Ban Shu and built detached palaces
    AD 407 to AD 413 五稔之間,道風弘著,暨乎七載而王猷允洽 · Construction · Director · With Wang Er (王爾)
  • Way displayed within five years and royal plan complete in seven
    AD 407 to AD 413 五稔之間,道風弘著,暨乎七載而王猷允洽 · Political · Ruler
    Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 227

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment lofty-divine-martial-bearing-and-sage-presence · Mode named-source-report Source Work capital inscription 都邑銘
    Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 260
  • Assessment transforming-light-reached-the-four-quarters · Mode named-source-report Source Work capital inscription 都邑銘
    Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 262
  • Assessment virtue-won-the-gentle-and-arms-punished-rebels · Mode historian-judgment
    Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 226

Source notes

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 130Volume 130 Records 30: Helian Bobo · 2 passages