Overview
Ren Wei was an official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Zhonghe | 仲和 | Zhonghe |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 92 永元四年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 49
Attested activity
- AD 29 其冬Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 24, passages 36-37
- AD 79 to AD 82 建初中Directly stated · Book of Later Han 94, passage 242
- AD 80 建初五年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 43
- AD 83 建初八年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 43
- AD 92 永元四年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 49
- AD 60 永平中Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 37, passage 236
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- AD 87 章和元年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 44
- AD 57 to AD 92 顯宗至永元四年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 24, passages 40, 49
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Ren Guang (任光)son 子Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 37
- Parent of Ren Tun (屯)son 子Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 49
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- chief architect 將作大匠AD 75 to AD 88 肅宗即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 24, passages 41-42
- supernumerary courtier 奉朝請AD 57 to AD 75 顯宗 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 24, passage 40
- colonel of the Chang River regiment 長水校尉AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 40
- colonel of the left household guard 羽林左監AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 40
- general of the rapid-as-tiger household guard 虎賁中郎將AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 40
- grand coachman 太仆Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 建初五年 · Western Year: AD 80Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 43
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- minister of works 司空Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 章和元年 · Western Year: AD 87Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 44
- superintendent of the household 光祿勛Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 建初八年 · Western Year: AD 83Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 43
- court architect 将作大匠AD 79 to AD 82 建初中 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 94, passage 242
- Marquis of Aling 阿陵侯AD 29 其冬 · InheritedStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 24, passage 37
- SucceededAD 29 其冬 · HeirDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 37
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passages 40, 44
Learning and skills
- Belief Huang-Lao 黃、老 · Relation Adherent ofDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 39
Works and attributed material
- Urged recall of Dou XianDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 24, passage 47
Events and relationships
- First substantive chief architect since JianwuAdministrative · AppointeeDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 42
- Joined Yuan An against Dou XianDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 48
- Replaced Dou GuDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 43
- Relation Political ally of · Person Yuan An (袁安)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 48
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment cultivated virtue privately; esteemed for steadiness and integrity · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 45
- Assessment loyalty remembered by Emperor He · Mode narrative · With Emperor He (和帝)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 50
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passages 37, 39
- Used salary to relieve kinsmen and support orphans and widowsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 39
References in the histories
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