Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Northern Zhou General and Father of Helou Zigan

Helou Jingxian 賀婁景賢

Attested AD 535 - AD 580

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Helou Jingxian was a Northern Zhou General and Father of Helou Zigan.

IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Sui

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Book of Sui, Chapter 53Volume 53 Biographies 18: Daxi Zhangru, Helou Zigan, Shi Wansui, Liu Fang · 1 passage
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賀婁子幹字萬壽，本代人也．隨魏氏南遷，世居關右．祖道成，魏侍中、太子太傅．父景賢，右衛大將軍．子幹少以驍武知名．周武帝時，釋褐司水上士，稱為強濟．累遷小司水，以勤勞，封思安縣子．俄授使持節、儀同大將軍．大象初，領軍器監，尋除秦州刺史，進爵為伯． Helou Zigan, styled Wanshou, was originally from Dai. When the Wei moved south his family settled for generations west of the Pass. His grandfather Daocheng had been Wei’s attendant-in-chief and grand tutor of the heir apparent; his father Jingxian was general of the right guard. From youth Zigan was known for martial daring. Under Emperor Wu of Zhou he entered service as master of waters in the waterways office and was praised as forceful and capable. He rose to junior director of waterways and, for diligent service, was enfeoffed as viscount of Si’an county. He was soon made commissioner bearing the staff and general with equal standing. At the start of the Daxiang era he headed the directorate of armaments, then became governor of Qinzhou and was advanced to earl.