Overview
Shen Hui was an official and Diplomat.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Zhou
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changed name | Yuwen | 宇文 | Yǔwén |
| Courtesy name | Shiyi | 世儀 | Shìyí |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 529 元顥入洛Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 12-15
- AD 546 十二年Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 48-49
- AD 550 十六年Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 51
- AD 544 十年Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 28
- AD 538 四年Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 25-27
- AD 535 大統初Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 24
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- AD 532 孝武初Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 16-23
- AD 553 廢帝二年Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 52
- AD 546 to AD 550 徽在州五稔Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 50
- AD 510 to AD 528 徽少與母居Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 8-11
- AD 544 to AD 546 河西大使Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 33-47
- AD 510 to AD 528 申徽字世儀,魏郡人也。Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 2
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Zhong (鐘)sixth-generation ancestor 六世祖 · paternal line · 6 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 3
- Child of Mingren (明仁)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 7
- Child of Mother of Shen Hui (申徽母)mother 母 · maternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 8
Origins and identity
- Line paternal · Ancestor Person Id Zhong (鐘) · Generation Distance 6Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 3
Career and standing
- attendant-in-ordinary 侍中AD 550 十六年 · AddedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 51
- general of fast cavalry 驃騎大將軍AD 550 十六年 · AddedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 51
- envoy to Hexi 河西大使AD 544 to AD 546 乃以徽為河西大使 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 34
- chief clerk 主簿AD 529 元顥入洛 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 12
- Inspector of Gua Province 瓜州刺史AD 546 十二年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 49
- acting Right Vice Minister of the Masters of Writing 尚書右僕射AD 550 十六年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 51
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- palace secretary 中書舍人AD 538 四年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 25
- acting adjutant in the grand marshal's office 太尉府行參軍AD 529 to AD 532 尋除 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 15
- recording secretary adjutant 記室參軍AD 532 文帝臨夏州 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 19
- grand rectifier of his home province 本州大中正AD 532 迎孝武功 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 23
- gentleman of the grand military commissionerate 大行臺郎中AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 21
- chief clerk of the headquarters 府主簿AD 532 文帝臨夏州 · Held concurrentlyDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 19
- full Right Vice Minister 右僕射AD 553 廢帝二年 · RegularizedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 52
- Minister of Justice 都官尚書AD 544 to AD 546 使還 · TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 47
- supervising secretary, attendant at the yellow gates 給事黃門侍郎AD 544 十年 · TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 28
- Viscount of Booping county 博平縣子AD 532 迎孝武功 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 23
- opener of an office with equal ceremonial to the Three Dukes 開府儀同三司AD 550 十六年 · AddedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 51
- provisional credentials 假節AD 546 十二年 · GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 49
- Marquis 侯AD 535 大統初 · AdvancedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 24
- Duke 公AD 553 廢帝二年 · AdvancedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 52
- RetainedAD 532 孝武初 · GuestDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 18
Places and affiliations
- AD 535 大統初Polity Western Wei 西魏 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Zhou 32, passages 24, 52
- AD 520 to AD 529 歸於魏Polity Northern Wei 魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 11
- At Wei commandery 魏郡Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 2
- AD 520 to AD 529 喪畢,乃歸於魏At Wei 魏 · Relation Returned toDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 11
Learning and skills
- Subjects classics and histories 經史Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 9
- Skill composition of official documents 書檄 · Level responsible-for-allDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 22
Works and attributed material
- imperial diary 起居注AD 538 四年 · Relation CompilerDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 25
- military and state dispatches and proclamations 四方書檄Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 22
- Proclamation · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 22
- Rebuke · Speaker · With Liu Yan (劉彥) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 42-45
Events and relationships
- AccompaniedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 13
- Arrived with fifty horsemenAD 544 to AD 546 五十騎行 · Travel · Envoy · At guest lodge 賓館Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 35
- Completed mourningDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 11
- Entered the Pass by hidden pathsDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 16
- Governed frugally five yearsAD 546 to AD 550 徽在州五稔 · Administration · Inspector · At Gua Province 瓜州Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 50
- Lived with and cared forDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 8
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- Lured to lodge and boundDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 39-40
- Probed intentionsDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 37
- Proclaimed edict and deterred cityAD 544 to AD 546 宣詔慰勞 · Diplomatic · EnvoyDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 46
- Remained at sideAD 538 河橋之役 · Military · Attendant · At He Bridge 河橋Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 32, passages 25-26
- Secretly ordered to seizeDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 34
- WelcomedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 23
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment cautious and not casual in associations · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 10
- Assessment frugal, leading by example; border people glad and at peace · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 50
- Assessment trusted throughout the western lands · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 49
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 2
- AD 553 廢帝二年Granted surname · To Yuwen 宇文Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 52
References in the histories
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