Hulu Jin (斛律金) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Hulu Jin as an aristocrat, general, military officer, and musician. This record brings together 9 passages from 7 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Hulu Jin	斛律金	Húlǜ Jīn
Title	Grand Marshal	大司馬
Personal name	Hulu Jin	斛律金	Húlǜ Jīn
Personal name	Hulu Jin	斛律金	Hulu Jin
Personal	Hulu Jin	斛律金	Hulu Jin
Personal name	Hulü Jin	斛律金
Personal name	Hulü Jin	斛律金	Hulü Jin
Title	Prince of Xianyang	咸陽王	Xiányáng wáng

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · beiqishu:005:s0027, beiqishu:034:s0142, zizhitongjian:159:s0309c
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · beiqishu:007:s0013, beiqishu:027:s0089, beiqishu:040:s0085

Roles

Aristocrat
General
Military Officer
Musician
Official
Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 天保十年十一月乙卯 · Regnal Year: 10 · Lunar Month: 11 · Day: Sexagenary: 乙卯 · Western Year: AD 559
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Source Date: Text: 乾明元年 · Western Year: AD 560
Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:034:s0142
Source Date: Text: 十二月，己卯 · Western Year: AD 546
Explicit event contextual date · zizhitongjian:159:s0309c
Source Date: Text: 大寧元年 · Western Year: AD 561
Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:007:s0013
Source Date: Text: 築三鎮 · Western Interval: Start: AD 547 · End: AD 549
Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:027:s0089
Source Date: Text: 顯祖朝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 550 · End: AD 559
Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:040:s0085
Source Date: Text: 高仲密之叛 · Western Year: AD 538
Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:025:s0041

Origins and identity

Ethnicity: Tiele / 敕勒
Explicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0340e

Career and standing

Label: Left chief minister / 左丞相 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天保十年十一月乙卯 · Regnal Year: 10 · Lunar Month: 11 · Day: Sexagenary: 乙卯 · Western Year: AD 559
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Label: Left Chancellor / 左丞相 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大寧元年 · Western Year: AD 561
Explicit · beiqishu:007:s0013
Label: Right chief minister / 右丞相 · Action: held
Explicit · beiqishu:005:s0027
Title: Prince of Xianyang / 咸陽王 · Action: held
Explicit · beiqishu:005:s0027

Places and affiliations

Polity: Eastern Wei / 東魏 · Relation: served
Explicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0309c

Works and attributed material

Work: Song of the Tiele / 敕勒歌 · Relation: composer
Explicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0309c

References in the histories

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Emperor Fei · 1 passage

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十一月乙卯，以右丞相、咸陽王斛律金爲左丞相，以錄尚書事、常山王演爲太傅，以司徒、長廣王湛爲太尉，以司空段韶爲司徒，以平陽王淹爲司空，高陽王湜爲尚書左僕射，河間王孝琬爲司州牧，侍中燕子獻爲右僕射。 In the eleventh month, on the yimao day, Hulu Jin, Prince of Xianyang and right chief minister, was appointed left chief minister; Prince Yan of Changshan, recorder of the Masters of Writing, became grand tutor; Prince Zhan of Changguang, minister over the masses, became grand commandant; Duan Shao, minister of works, became minister over the masses; Prince Yan of Pingyang became minister of works; Prince Shi of Gaoyang became left vice-director of the Masters of Writing; Prince Xiaowan of Hejian became governor of Sizhou; and Yanzi Xian, palace attendant, became right vice-director.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 7Volume 7 Annals 7: Emperor Wucheng · 1 passage

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皇太后令所司宣遺詔，左丞相斛律金率百僚敦勸，三奏，乃許之。 The Empress Dowager ordered the responsible offices to proclaim the testamentary edict. Left Chancellor Hulu Jin led the hundred officials in earnest urging, and after three presentations the prince consented.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 25Volume 25 Biographies 17: Zhang Zuan; Zhang Liang; Zhang Yao; Zhang Qi; Xu Yuan; Wang Jun; Wang Hong · 1 passage

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高仲密之叛也，與大司馬斛律金守河陽。 When Gao Zhongmi rebelled, he and Grand Marshal Hulu Jin guarded Heyang.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 27Volume 27 Biographies 19: Moqi Pu; Liu Feng; Poliuhan Chang; Jin Zuo; Wei Zican; · 1 passage

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世宗納其計，遣大司馬斛律金等築楊志、百家、呼延三鎮。 Gao Cheng adopted his plan and sent Grand Marshal Hulü Jin and others to build the three garrisons of Yangzhi, Baijia, and Huyan.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 34Volume 34 Biographies 26: Yang Yin; Yan Zixian; Song Qindao; Zheng Yi · 2 passages

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二叔率高歸彥、賀拔仁、斛律金擁愔等唐突入雲龍門。 The two princes led Gao Guiyan, Heba Ren, and Hulu Jin in hustling Yang Yin and the others through Cloud Dragon Gate.

臣與湛等為國事重，賀拔仁、斛律金等惜獻皇帝基業，共執遵彥等領入宮，未敢刑戮，專輒之失，罪合萬死。」 Your servant and Zhan took the weight of state upon ourselves; Heba Ren and Hulu Jin cherished Emperor Xian's foundation; we seized Zunyan and his fellows and brought them into the palace. We have not yet executed them; for our presumption we deserve ten thousand deaths."

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 40Volume 40 Biographies 32: Yu Jin (Northern Qi); Feng Zicong; Helian Ziyue; Tang Yong; Bai Jian · 1 passage

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是日，顯祖親執邕手，引至太后前，坐於丞相斛律金之上，啟太后云：「唐邕強幹，一人當千。」 That day Gao Yang took Yong's hand, led him before the empress dowager, seated him above chancellor Hulü Jin, and told her, "Tang Yong is strong and capable—one man equals a thousand."

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 159Volume 159 Liang Records 15 · 2 passages

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歡聞之，勉坐見諸貴，使斛律金作《敕勒歌》，歡自和之，哀感流涕。 When Gao Huan heard it, he forced himself to receive the nobles, had Hulu Jin compose the "Song of the Tiele," sang with him, and wept.

庫狄干鮮卑老公，斛律金敕勒老公，並性遒直，終不負汝。 Kudi Gan, the Xianbei old man, and Hulu Jin, the Tiele old man—both are forthright and will never fail you.