Overview
Huangfu Xia was a Filial Son and Hermit.
IdentityHistorical · Male
RolesFamily MemberHermit
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Yongxian | 永賢 | Yongxian |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 535 to AD 581 無紀年Strongly inferred · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passages 177, 187
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Father of Huangfu Xia (皇甫遐父)father 父Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 179
- Child of Mother of Huangfu Xia (皇甫遐母)mother 母Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 179
- Kinship Role forebears · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 178
- Kinship Role household-members · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 184
Career and standing
- proclaimed exceptional virtue 旌異Bestowed by imperial decreeDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 187
- InheritedPoor and humble familyDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 178
Places and affiliations
- At Fenyin in Hedong 河東汾陰Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 177
- At Fenyin 汾陰 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 177
- At south of the tomb 墓南 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passages 180-181
Learning and skills
- Belief Buddhism 佛 · Relation Practitioner ofDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passages 181, 186
Events and relationships
- Accepted rice and flour and used all for Buddhist offeringsReligious offering · DonorDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 186
- Built hut beside tomb and carried earthDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 180
- Commandery and county reported and decree issuedCommendation · HonoreeDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 187
- Dug meditation cave and tended tombConstruction · BuilderDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passages 181-183
- Lost father youngDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 179
- Two birds circled tomb as if aiding himOmen · BeneficiaryDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 185
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment known for serving his mother with filial devotion · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 179
- Assessment neighborhood praised their harmony · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 178
- Assessment pure and sincere by nature · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 179
- so gaunt from gruel, sleeping on clods, and exposure that his family did not recognize himPhysical descriptionDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 184
- Item grave mound several zhang high, more than fifty paces around 墳高數丈,周回五十餘步 · Relation BuiltDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 183
- Item meditation cave of twelve chambers 禪窟十二室 · Relation BuiltDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 183
Source notes
- Value historicalDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 177
References in the histories
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