Hu Ying (胡穎) | 24 Histories

Overview

Hu Ying was an official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Fangxiu	方秀	Fāngxiù
Posthumous name	Valiant	壯	Zhuàng

Life and dates

Death

AD 560 天嘉元年...六月
Age Value: 54 · Reckoning: Sui
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 30

Age

54
AD 560 天嘉元年六月 · Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 30

Attested activity

AD 554 三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passages 15, 19
AD 548 to AD 552 侯景之亂
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 10
AD 560 天嘉元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passages 29-30
AD 556 太平元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 23
AD 552 梁承聖初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 15
AD 559 永定三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 26

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AD 555 紹泰元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 22
AD 551 to AD 552 進討侯景至豫章
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 15, passage 7

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Liutong (六同)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 33
Sibling of Shuo (鑠)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 34

Key source chapters

Book of Chen, Chapter 12 Volume 12: Hu Ying; Xu Du; Du Leng; Shen Ke 19 passages
Book of Chen, Chapter 15 Volume 15: Imperial Family 1 passage

Career and standing

Administrator of Wuxing 吳興太守
AD 560 天嘉元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 29
Benevolent-Power General 仁威將軍
AD 556 太平元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 23
Light Chariot General and Inspector of South Yuzhou 輕車將軍、南豫州刺史
AD 555 紹泰元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 22
Administrator of Wuyuan 五原太守
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 19
Administrator of Yixing 義興太守
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 28
Inspector of Luo 羅州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 15

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Interior Minister of Yuzhang 豫章內史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 16
Iron Cavalry General 鐵騎將軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 15
magistrate of Baqiu 巴丘縣令
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 12
Magistrate of Qu'e 曲阿令
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 19
overseer of Yuzhang commandery 監豫章郡
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 13
Palace Attendant and Inspector of Wuzhou 侍中...吳州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 27
Intendant of Danyang 丹陽尹
Held concurrently
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 24
Left Guard General 左衛將軍
Held concurrently
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 25
direct attendant before the Eastern Palace 東宮直前
Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 6
magistrate of Pinggu 平固縣令
Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 11
magistrate of Suixing 遂興縣令
Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 11
vice-minister in the state of Wuling 武陵國侍郎
Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 6
West River defense commander of Guangzhou 廣州西江督護
Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 7
Marquis of Hanyang 漢陽縣侯
Enfeoffed · Households 500
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 15
posthumous Palace Attendant and Central Protector of the Army 侍中、中護軍
Posthumously granted
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 31

Places and affiliations

Chen 陳
Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 12, passage 201
Polity Chen 陳 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 25
Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 6
At Dongqian in Wuxing 吳興東遷
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 3
At Wuxing 吳興 · Relation Native of
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passages 3-4

Works and attributed material

Narrative · Subject · silent subject of career sequence
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passages 11, 22-24, 28-31

Events and relationships

Campaigned
Military · Officer · With Li Ben (李賁) · At Jiaozhi 交趾
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passages 8-9
Co managed rear affairs
Military · Rear administrator · With Chen Ni (陳擬)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 7
Defeated
Military · Commander · With Guo Yuanjian (郭元建) · At Dongguan 東關 · Counterpart Person Id Hou Tian (侯瑱)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 18
Earned merit
Military · Officer · With Hou Jing (侯景)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 10
Enshrined in founder temple
AD 561 二年 · Ritual · Honoree
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passages 30, 32
Followed
AD 559 永定三年 · Military · Officer · With Hou Andu (侯安都) · At Gongting 宮亭
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 26

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Relation Client of · Person Chen Baxian (陳霸先)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 7
Relation Colleague of · Person Chen Ni (陳擬)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 7

Assessments and attributes

Assessment open and generous nature · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 5
Assessment rose with Chen founders to counselor and ministerial stature; shared temple offerings in death · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passages 201-202
tall and striking / grand bearing and handsome looks
Physical description
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 5