Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Prince Guiyan of Pingqin 平秦王歸彥

Píngqín wáng Guīyàn

Died AD 562

Passages
29
Chapters
8
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Prince Guiyan of Pingqin as an aristocrat, general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 29 passages from 8 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Prince Guiyan of Pingqin 平秦王歸彥 Píngqín wáng Guīyàn
Personal name Gao Guiyan 高歸彥
Personal name Gao Guiyan 高歸彥 Gao Guiyan
Personal name Gao Guiyan 高歸彥 Gāo Guīyàn
Personal Gao Guiyan 高歸彥 Gao Guiyan
Personal name Guiyan 歸彥 Guīyàn
Given name Guiyan 歸彥 Guiyan
Given Guiyan 歸彥 Guiyan
Personal Guiyan 歸彥 Guīyàn
Given Guiyan 歸彥 Guīyàn
Given name Guiyan 歸彥 Guīyàn
Title Prince Guiyan of Pingqin 平秦王歸彥 Píngqín wáng Guīyàn
Title Prince Guiyan of Pingqin 平秦王歸彥
Title Prince of Pingqin 平秦王 Píngqín wáng
Title Prince of Pingqin 平秦王
Title Prince of Pingqin 平秦王 Píngqín Wáng
Title Prince Pingqin 平秦王

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Aristocrat
  • General
  • Military Officer
  • Official
  • Rebel
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Death

  • Manner: execution · Place: capital marketplace / 都市 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 河清元年秋七月乙未 · Western Year: AD 562
    Explicit · beiqishu:007:s0034

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 乾明元年二月己亥 · Regnal Year: 1 · Lunar Month: 2 · Day: Sexagenary: 己亥 · Western Year: AD 560
    Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:005:s0035
  • Source Date: Text: 皇建二年秋 · Regnal Year: 2 · Season: autumn · Western Year: AD 561
    Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:005:s0054, beiqishu:005:s0055
  • Source Date: Text: 乾明元年三月甲戌 · Western Year: AD 560
    Explicit · beiqishu:006:s0050
  • Source Date: Text: 大寧元年十一月乙卯 · Western Year: AD 561
    Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:007:s0015
  • Source Date: Text: 平秦王歸彥 · Western Interval: Start: AD 560 · End: AD 561
    Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:038:s0071
  • Source Date: Text: 文宣 · Western Interval: Start: AD 550 · End: AD 559
    Explicit · beiqishu:048:s0039
  • Source Date: Text: 文宣遺詔 · Western Year: AD 559
    Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:034:s0112
  • Source Date: Text: 河清元年秋七月 · Western Year: AD 562
    Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:007:s0033
  • Source Date: Text: 皇建初 · Western Year: AD 560
    Explicit · beiqishu:048:s0014
  • Source Date: Text: 顯祖時 / 天保 · Western Interval: Start: AD 550 · End: AD 559
    Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:049:s0121
  • Source Date: Text: 高歸彥 · Western Interval: Start: AD 561 · End: AD 565
    Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:047:s0203

Family

Career and standing

  • Label: Minister of works / 司空 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾明元年二月己亥 · Regnal Year: 1 · Lunar Month: 2 · Day: Sexagenary: 己亥 · Western Year: AD 560
    Explicit · beiqishu:005:s0035
  • Label: Minister over the masses / 司徒 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾明元年二月戊申 · Regnal Year: 1 · Lunar Month: 2 · Day: Sexagenary: 戊申 · Western Year: AD 560
    Explicit · beiqishu:005:s0039
  • Label: Grand Tutor / 太傅 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大寧元年十一月乙卯 · Western Year: AD 561
    Explicit · beiqishu:007:s0015
  • Label: Commander-in-Chief / 領軍 · Action: held
    Explicit · beiqishu:006:s0053
  • Label: Left Vice Director / 尚書左僕射 · Action: held
    Explicit · beiqishu:034:s0112
  • Label: Left vice-director of the Masters of Writing / 尚書左僕射 · Action: held
    Explicit · beiqishu:005:s0035
  • Title: Prince of Pingqin / 平秦王 · Action: held
    Explicit · beiqishu:005:s0035, beiqishu:034:s0112, beiqishu:048:s0037
  • Status: rebel · Action: entered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 河清元年秋七月 · Western Year: AD 562
    Explicit · beiqishu:007:s0033

Events and relationships

Assessments and attributes

  • Item: horse of seven hundred li / 七百里馬 · Relation: owned
    Explicit · beiqishu:048:s0037

References in the histories

Open any source group to read the Chinese and English passage in context.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Emperor Fei · 5 passages
Open chapter
二月己亥，以太傅、常山王演爲太師、錄尚書事，以太尉、長廣王湛爲大司馬、幷省錄尚書事，以尚書左僕射、平秦王歸彥爲司空，趙郡王叡爲尚書左僕射。 In the second month, on jihai, Prince Yan of Changshan, then grand tutor, was appointed grand preceptor and recorder of the Masters of Writing. Prince Zhan of Changguang, then grand commandant, became grand marshal and recorder of the Masters of Writing in the Bingzhou administration. Prince Guiyan of Pingqin, left vice director of the Masters of Writing, became minister of works, and Prince Rui of Zhaojun became left vice director.
戊申，以常山王演爲大丞相、都督中外諸軍、錄尚書事，以大司馬、長廣王湛爲太傅、京畿大都督，以司徒段韶爲大將軍，以前司空、平陽王淹爲太尉，以司空、平秦王歸彥爲司徒，彭城王浟爲尚書令。 On the wushen day, Prince Yan of Changshan was appointed grand chief minister, commander of all armies, and recorder of the Masters of Writing. Prince Zhan of Changguang, grand marshal, became grand tutor and metropolitan commander of the capital region. Duan Shao, minister over the masses, became great general; Prince Yan of Pingyang, formerly minister of works, became grand commandant; Prince Guiyan of Pingqin, minister of works, became minister over the masses; and Prince You of Pengcheng became director of the Masters of Writing.
Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 6Volume 6 Annals 6: Emperor Xiaozhao · 5 passages
Open chapter
Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 7Volume 7 Annals 7: Emperor Wucheng · 4 passages
Open chapter
乙卯，以司徒、平秦王歸彥為太傅，以尚書右僕射、趙郡王叡為尚書令，以太尉尉粲為太保，以尚書令段韶為大司馬，以豐州刺史婁叡為司空，乙太傅、平陽王淹為太宰，以太保、彭城王浟為太師、錄尚書事，以冀州刺史、博陵王濟為太尉，以中書監、任城王潛為尚書左僕射，以幷州刺史斛律光為右僕射，封孝昭皇帝太子百年為樂陵郡王。 On the yimao day, the emperor reshuffled the highest offices: Prince Guiyan of Pingqin, Minister over the Masses, became Grand Tutor; Prince Rui of Zhao Commandery, Right Vice Director of the Secretariat, became Chief Minister of the Secretariat; Grand Commandant Wei Can became Grand Guardian; Duan Shao became Grand Marshal; Lou Rui became Minister of Works; Prince Yan of Pingyang became Grand Minister; Prince You of Pengcheng became Grand Preceptor and Recorder of the Affairs of the Secretariat; Prince Ji of Boling became Grand Commandant; Prince Qian of Rencheng became Left Vice Director of the Secretariat; Hulu Guang became Right Vice Director of the Secretariat; and Emperor Xiaozhao's crown prince Bainian was made Prince of Leling Commandery.
Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 34Volume 34 Biographies 26: Yang Yin; Yan Zixian; Song Qindao; Zheng Yi · 5 passages
Open chapter
Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 38Volume 38 Biographies 30: Xin Shu; Yuan Wenyao; Zhao Yanshen · 1 passage
Open chapter
Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 47Volume 47 Biographies 39: Cruel Officials · 3 passages
Open chapter
Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 48Volume 48 Biographies 40: Imperial Affines · 4 passages
Open chapter
Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 49Volume 49 Biographies 41: Arts · 2 passages
Open chapter