Shen Ke 沈恪

Other names

Family

• Parent of Faxing (法興)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 200

Career and standing

• administrator of Yongjia 永嘉太守
  Appointed but not installed
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passages 165-166
• Acting administrator of Kuaiji commandery affairs 行會稽郡事
  AD 559 三年 · Appointed
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passages 175-176
• Bearer of the Staff 使持節
  AD 559 三年 · Appointed
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 175
• Courier Scattered-Cavalry Regular Attendant 通直散騎常侍
  AD 559 三年 · Appointed
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 175
• Inspector of Wu prefecture 吳州刺史
  AD 559 三年 · Appointed
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 175
• Intelligent-Martial General 智武將軍
  AD 559 三年 · Appointed
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 175

Places and affiliations

• Chen 陳
  Relation Served
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 23; Book of Chen 12, passages 171, 178, 186, 197
• At Wukang in Wuxing 吳興武康
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 142
• AD 559 三年
  At Poyang 鄱陽 · Relation Traveled to
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 175
• AD 561 二年
  At Yingzhou 郢州 · Relation Posted to
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passages 180-181
• AD 579 其年
  At South Yanzhou 南兗州 · Relation Posted to
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passages 191-192
• AD 580 十二年
  At South Xuzhou 南徐州 · Relation Posted to
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 193

Works and attributed material

• 恪身經事蕭家來，今日不忍見許事，分受死耳，決不奉命。
  Speech · Speaker · With Chen Baxian (陳霸先) · Direct quotation
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 169

Events and relationships

• Campaigned against Li caves
  Military · Commander
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 146
• Defended river line
  AD 580 十二年 · Military · Defender · With Pei Zilie (裴子烈) · At Yangtze river defenses 緣江防戍 · Counterpart Person Ids Pei Zilie (裴子烈)
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passages 193-194
• Escorted family home
  Personal · Escort · With Chen Baxian (陳霸先)
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 148
• Held eastern earthen mound
  Military · Defender · With Hou Jing (侯景)
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 151
• Planned against
  Political · Conspirator · With Wang Sengbian (王僧辯)
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 158
• Prevented from entering
  AD 569 高宗即位 · Military · Blocked appointee · With Ouyang He (歐陽紇) · At Guangzhou 廣州 · Counterpart Person Ids Ouyang He (歐陽紇), Zhang Zhaoda (章昭達) · Outcome Entered Guangzhou only after Ouyang He was suppressed
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passages 186-187

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment comforted and settled a war-ravaged province with kindness; the far south relied on him · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 188
• Assessment loyalty to Xiao house admired by Gaozu · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 170
• Assessment rose with the Chen founders, showed royal-counselor talent and chief-minister stature; in life ate at court, in death shared ancestral offerings · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passages 201-202
• reserved and steady, with gift for command
  Character
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 143
• ill when the Later Lord succeeded, prompting reassignment to honorary posts
  Illness
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 197
• AD 582 其年
  Item Eastern Park coffin 東園祕器 · Relation Bestowed
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passages 198-199