Shen Qingzhi (沈慶之)

Overview

The translated histories identify Shen Qingzhi as a general and official. This record brings together 6 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Shen Qingzhi	沈慶之	Shen Qingzhi
Personal name	Shen Qingzhi	沈慶之	Shen Qingzhi
Personal name	Shen Qingzhi	沈慶之	Shěn Qìngzhī

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · nanqishu:056:s0089
Sex: male
Explicit · songshu:076:s0061, songshu:076:s0070, songshu:086:s0011

Roles

General
Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 劉宋中期 · Western Interval: Start: AD 450 · End: AD 460
Explicit · nanqishu:056:s0089
Source Date: Text: 大明三年 · Western Year: AD 459
Explicit event contextual date · songshu:076:s0070
Source Date: Text: 雍州蠻寇 · Western Interval: Start: AD 445 · End: AD 453
Explicit event contextual date · songshu:076:s0061
Source Date: Text: 竟陵王誕據廣陵 · Western Year: AD 459
Explicit event contextual date · songshu:086:s0011, songshu:086:s0054

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: true
Explicit · songshu:076:s0109, songshu:076:s0110

References in the histories

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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 56Volume 56 Biographies 37: Trusted Officials · 1 passage

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誕舉兵廣陵，城內皆死，敕沈慶之赦係宗，以爲東宮侍書。 When Dan raised troops at Guangling everyone in the city was put to death, but an edict ordered Shen Qingzhi to pardon Xizong, who was then appointed calligrapher to the Eastern Palace.

Book of Song, Chapter 76Volume 76 Biographies 36: Zhu Xiuzhi, Zong Que, Wang Xuanmo · 3 passages

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後為隨郡太守，雍州蠻屢為寇，建威將軍沈慶之率慤及柳元景等諸將，分道攻之，羣蠻大潰。 He later served as Administrator of Suixian. Tribal forces in Yongzhou raided again and again. Shen Qingzhi, General Who Establishes Martial Might, led Que, Liu Yuanying, and others in divided attacks, and the tribes were smashed.

及行，隸車騎大將軍沈慶之。 On campaign he served under Shen Qingzhi, Grand General of Chariots and Cavalry.

蕭斌將斬之，沈慶之固諫曰：「佛狸威震天下，控弦百萬，豈玄謨所能當。 Xiao Bin was ready to behead him, but Shen Qingzhi pleaded hard: "Boli's power shakes the empire—he commands a million bowmen. Xuanmo could never have stood against him.

Book of Song, Chapter 86Volume 86 Biographies 46: Yin Xiaozu, Liu Mian · 2 passages

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竟陵王誕據廣陵為逆，孝祖隸沈慶之攻誕，又有戰功，遷西陽王子尚撫軍、寧朔將軍、南濟陰太守。 When Prince Jingling Dan rebelled and held Guangling, Xiaozu served under Shen Qingzhi in the campaign against him and again distinguished himself in battle. He was then transferred to adjutant on the pacification staff of Prince Xiyang Zishang, made general who pacifies the north, and appointed administrator of Southern Jiyin.

竟陵王誕據廣陵為逆，勔隨道隆受沈慶之節度，事平，封金城縣五等侯。 When Prince Jingling Dan rebelled and held Guangling, Mian followed Daolong under Shen Qingzhi's command. When the rebellion was crushed he was enfeoffed as fifth-rank marquis of Jincheng.