Overview
Shen Hui was an official and Statesman.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Zhou
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Zhang | 章 | Zhang |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 571 薨 after 天和六年Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 66-67
Age
- requested to retire on account of old age (乞骸骨)AD 571 天和六年Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 66
Attested activity
- AD 553 to AD 557 出為襄州刺史; after holding highest offices and before Emperor Ming's appointmentDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 32, passages 55-56, 64
- AD 571 天和六年Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 66-67
- AD 557 to AD 560 明帝Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 64
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Shen Dun (申敦)son 子 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Zhou 32, passages 68, 70
- Parent of Shen Jing (申靜)son 子 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Zhou 32, passages 70-71
- Parent of Shen Chu (申處)son 子 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Zhou 32, passages 71-72
- Parent of Shen Kang (申康)son 子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 68
Career and standing
- grand director rectifier 大御正AD 557 to AD 560 明帝 · Appointed · Grade senior grand master 上大夫Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 64
- inspector of Jing Province 荊州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 65
- inspector of Xiang Province 襄州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 56
- junior guardian 少保HeldDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 65
- junior minister of ritual 小宗伯HeldDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 65
- junior minister of the masses 小司徒HeldDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 65
Show 4 more source-backed claims
- junior minister of works 小司空HeldDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 65
- inspector of Si Province 泗州刺史Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 67
- posthumous name Zhang 諡章GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 67
- GrantedAD 571 天和六年 · RetiredDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 66
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Zhou 北周 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 64, 66
- At Jing Province 荊州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 65
- At Xiang Province 襄州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 56, 59
Works and attributed material
- poem inscribed at Qingshui Pavilion 清水亭詩Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 60
- Requested retirement on account of ageAD 571 天和六年 · Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 66
- Poem · Author · At Qingshui Pavilion 清水亭Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 60-63
Events and relationships
- Inscribed a poem at Qingshui Pavilion that locals copied and recitedScholarly · AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 60-63
- Left Xiang Province amid a long escort of officials and commonersTravel · OfficialDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 59
- Painted or displayed portrait of Yang Zhen in his bedchamber as a self admonitionDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 58
- Requested and received permission to retireAD 571 天和六年 · Political · PetitionerDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 66
- Relation Appointed by · Person Emperor Ming (明帝)Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 64
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment industrious and alert in office; personally read every document · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 53-55
- Assessment scrupulous and wary of corruption · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 58
- Item portrait of Yang Zhen 楊震像 · Relation Made · With Yang Zhen (楊震)Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 58
References in the histories
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