Mother of Yuwen Shifen (宇文什肥母)

Overview

Mother of Yuwen Shifen was a Family Member.

PeriodThree Kingdoms and Six Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Female · Anonymous individuated

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 528 to AD 530 永安中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 10, passage 16

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Yuwen Shifen (宇文什肥)
mother 母
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passage 15

References in the histories

Book of Zhou, Chapter 10Volume 10 Biographies 2: Duke Hao of Shaohui; Duke Lian of Qijian; Duke Luosheng of Juzhuang; Duke Zhong of Yuguo · 2 passages

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什肥年十五而惠公歿，自傷早孤，事母以孝聞。 Shifen was fifteen when Duke Hui died; grieving his early loss, he served his mother with a filial devotion that became renowned.

永安中，太祖入關，什肥不能離母，遂留晉陽。 In the Yong'an era (528–530), when Grand Progenitor Yuwen Tai entered Guan, Shifen could not leave his mother and remained at Jinyang.