Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Tribal Leader and Aristocrat

Qifu Gangui 乞伏乾歸

Qǐfú Gānguī

Attested AD 385 - AD 420

Passages
2
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Qifu Gangui as an aristocrat, tribal leader, and warlord. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Qifu Gangui 乞伏乾歸 Qǐfú Gānguī
Title Duke of Longxi 隴西公
Surname Qifu 乞伏
Personal name Qifu Gangui 乞伏乾歸 Qǐfú Gānguī

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Aristocrat
  • Tribal Leader
  • Warlord

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 晉末 · Western Interval: Start: AD 385 · End: AD 420
    Explicit · songshu:096:s0074

Family

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  • Parent of Chipan (熾磐)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Origins and identity

Career and standing

  • Title: Duke of Longxi / 隴西公 · Action: self-styled
    Explicit · songshu:096:s0074

Places and affiliations

  • Place: Tao River and Hanqian / 洮河、罕幵 · Relation: held
    Explicit · songshu:096:s0074
  • Place: Yunjie county east of Jincheng / 金城東允街縣 · Relation: based-at
    Explicit · songshu:096:s0074

References in the histories

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Book of Song, Chapter 96Volume 96 Biographies 56: Xianbei and Tuyuhun Peoples · 2 passages