Prince of Shixing (始興王)

Overview

The translated histories identify Prince of Shixing as a royal family member. This record brings together 5 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Prince of Shixing	始興王	Shixing Wang
Title	Prince of Shixing	始興王	Shixing Wang
Title	Prince of Shixing	始興王	Shixing wang
Title	Prince of Shixing	始興王

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Title only
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · chenshu:023:s0041, chenshu:032:s0049

Roles

Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 世祖即位 · Western Interval: Start: AD 560 · End: AD 566
Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:032:s0049
Source Date: Text: 天嘉中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 560 · End: AD 566
Explicit · chenshu:023:s0041
Source Date: Text: 天嘉初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 560 · End: AD 560
Explicit · chenshu:029:s0161

References in the histories

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Book of Chen, Chapter 23Volume 23: Shen Junli; Wang Yang; Lu Shan · 2 passages

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天嘉中，歷太僕、廷尉，出為鎮東始興王長史、會稽郡丞，行東揚州事。 During Tianjia he served in turn as minister of the imperial stud and minister of justice, then was posted as chief clerk to the Prince of Shixing, eastern pacifier, and as commandery assistant of Kuaiji, with authority over Eastern Yangzhou.

出為信威將軍、雲麾始興王長史，行州府事。 He was posted as general of trustworthy prestige and chief clerk to the Prince of Shixing, cloud banner, with authority over the prefecture and headquarters.

Book of Chen, Chapter 29Volume 29: Zong Yuanrao; Sima Shen; Mao Xi; Cai Zheng · 1 passage

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天嘉初，遷始興王府法曹行參軍，歷外兵參軍事、尚書主客郎，所居以幹理稱。 At the start of Tianjia he became acting legal-cadre staff officer in the Prince of Shixing's household, then outside-troops staff officer and master of guests in the masters of writing; wherever he served he was praised for able administration.

Book of Chen, Chapter 32Volume 32: Filial Piety · 2 passages

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世祖即位，除尚書左民郎，不就，後為始興王諮議參軍，兼尚書右丞，遷東宮通事舍人。 When Emperor Wen took the throne, he was made director of the left bureau for the people in the Secretariat but did not accept; later he was made staff adviser to the Prince of Shixing and concurrently right vice director in the Secretariat, then moved to communicating affairs attendant of the eastern palace.

高宗即位，以為軍師始興王諮議參軍，加招遠將軍。 At the time, emperor Xuan took the throne, he was made staff adviser and military strategist to the Prince of Shixing, with the additional rank of recruit-the-distance general.