Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General and Warlord

Huan Wen 楚桓

Chǔ Huán

Attested AD 371 - AD 373

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Huan Wen was a general and Warlord.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 371 to AD 373 昔晉室將終
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 17

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Active in
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 17

Events and relationships

Seized power
AD 371 to AD 373 昔晉室將終 · Political · Usurper
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 17

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 59Volume 59 Biographies 40: Other Peoples from Henan, the Di People, and Qiang · 1 passage

昔晉室將終，楚桓竊命，寔賴宋武匡濟之功，故能扶衰定傾，休否以泰。 When the Jin house neared its end, Huan Wen of Chu seized power; it was Song Wu Di's work of rescue that propped up a failing dynasty, steadied a tottering state, and turned misfortune into prosperity.