Overview
Shen Faxing was a rebel Warlord.
Life and dates
Death
- Drowned himself · At river 江 · Cause Fear after plot discoveredDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 116
Attested activity
- AD 619 武德二年Directly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 110
- AD 618 義寧二年Directly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 107
- AD 618 to AD 620 義寧至武德Directly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 117
- AD 616 to AD 618 隋大業末Directly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 106
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Shen Ke (沈恪)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 105
- Parent of Shen Lun (沈綸)son 子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 112
Career and standing
- Administrator of Wuxing 吳興郡守AD 616 to AD 618 隋大業末 · HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 106
- Commissioner of the Jiangnan Circuit 江南道總管Styled himselfDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 108
- Grand Marshal 大司馬Styled himselfDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 109
- Recorder of the Masters of Writing 錄尚書事Styled himselfDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 109
- Duke of Tianmen 天門公Styled himselfDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 109
- King of Liang 梁王AD 619 武德二年 · DeclaredDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 110
Places and affiliations
- Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Founded as rulerDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 110
- Polity Sui 隋 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 106
- At Wukang in Huzhou 湖州武康Directly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 104
- At Jiangbiao prefectures 江表 · Relation ControlledDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 108
Events and relationships
- Ambushed and killedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 108
- Drowned in riverPersonal · SuicideDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 116
- Fled to Wenren Sui'anDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 115
- Ordered to suppressDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 106
- Plotted to kill XiaobianDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 116
- Seized Yuan You rose in armsDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 107
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- Sent son against Li Zitong defeatedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 112
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment ruled by terror; officers lost heart · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 111
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 104
- took era name Yankang (延康)Field era-nameDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 110
References in the histories
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