Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Hu Qian 胡虔

Died AD 541

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Hu Qian was an official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Sengjing	僧敬	Sengjing
Posthumous name	Xuan	宣	Xuan

Life and dates

Death

AD 541 興和三年後
Directly stated · Book of Wei 89, passage 200

Attested activity

AD 541 to AD 541 興和三年
Directly stated · Book of Wei 89, passage 199

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Hu Changcan (胡長粲)
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Wei 89, passage 202

Career and standing

Exiled
Exile
Directly stated · Book of Wei 89, passage 195

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Wei 89, passage 199

Events and relationships

Plotted to kill Yuan Cha
Political · Conspirator · With Yuan Cha (元叉)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 89, passage 194

References in the histories

Book of Wei, Chapter 89Volume 83b: Families of Imperial Consorts 2: Gao Zhao, Yu Jin, Hu Guozhen, Li Yanshi · 4 passages

子虔，字僧敬。 His son Qian, courtesy name Sengjing.

元叉之廢靈太后，虔時為千牛備身，與備身張車渠等謀殺叉。 When Yuan Cha deposed Empress Dowager Ling, Qian was a guard of the Thousand Oxen and plotted with fellow guard Zhang Chequ and others to kill Cha.

事發，叉殺車渠等，虔坐遠徙。 When the plot was exposed, Cha killed Chequ and the others. Qian was exiled to a distant post.

太后好以家人禮與親族宴戲，虔常致諫，由是後宴謔多不預焉。 The empress dowager liked to feast and jest with kin in family fashion. Qian often remonstrated with her, and afterward was often excluded from such gatherings.