Shen Youzhi (沈攸之)

Overview

The translated histories identify Shen Youzhi as a general, military officer, musician, and official. This record brings together 17 passages from 10 chapters across 4 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Shen Youzhi	沈攸之	Shen Youzhi
Surname	Shen	沈	Shen
Personal name	Shen Youzhi	沈攸之	Shen Youzhi
Personal name	Shen Youzhi	沈攸之
Personal name	Shen Youzhi	沈攸之	Shěn Yōuzhī
Personal	Shen Youzhi	沈攸之
Personal	Shen Youzhi	沈攸之	Shěn Yóuzhī
Given	Youzhi	攸之	Youzhi
Given	Youzhi	攸之
Personal	Youzhi	攸之

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · liangshu:047:s0192, nanqishu:053:s0098, songshu:055:s0092, songshu:089:s0002, xintangshu:022:s0038
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · nanqishu:021:s0007, nanqishu:031:s0035, nanqishu:048:s0053, nanqishu:056:s0065

Roles

General
Military Officer
Musician
Official
Rebel

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: AD 477-478 · Western Interval: Start: AD 477 · End: AD 478
Explicit event contextual date · nanqishu:048:s0053
Source Date: Text: 升明前後 · Western Interval: Start: AD 477 · End: AD 478
Explicit · songshu:055:s0099
Source Date: Text: 太祖輔政前後 · Western Interval: Start: AD 477 · End: AD 479
Explicit · nanqishu:053:s0098
Source Date: Text: 宋元徽末 · Western Interval: Start: AD 476 · End: AD 477
Explicit event contextual date · nanqishu:021:s0006, nanqishu:021:s0007
Source Date: Text: 宋昇明中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 477 · End: AD 479
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:047:s0192
Source Date: Text: 宋沈攸之 · Western Interval: Start: AD 420 · End: AD 479
Explicit · xintangshu:022:s0038
Source Date: Text: 昇明元年 · Western Year: AD 477
Explicit event contextual date · songshu:089:s0060
Source Date: Text: 昇明前後 · Western Interval: Start: AD 477 · End: AD 479
Explicit · nanqishu:056:s0065
Source Date: Text: 沈攸之 · Western Interval: Start: AD 477 · End: AD 478
Explicit · liangshu:014:s0066
Source Date: Text: 沈攸之事起 · Western Interval: Start: AD 477 · End: AD 478
Explicit · nanqishu:021:s0021
Source Date: Text: 沈攸之事起 · Western Year: AD 477
Explicit · nanqishu:031:s0035

Family

Kinship Role: sons · Count: 2
Explicit · songshu:089:s0126

Works and attributed material

Work: Crow Flies at Night / 烏夜飛 · Relation: author
Explicit · xintangshu:022:s0038

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: raised troops against regent
Explicit · nanqishu:048:s0053
Kind: military · Role: rebel · Action: raised-troops · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 昇明元年 · Western Year: AD 477
Explicit · songshu:089:s0060
Kind: military · Role: rebel-leader · Action: Shen Youzhi's rebellion/affair leading to Peiyu's execution
Explicit · liangshu:047:s0192

References in the histories

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Book of Liang, Chapter 14Volume 14: Jiang Yan; Ren Fang · 1 passage

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俄而荊州刺史沈攸之作亂，高帝謂淹曰：「天下紛紛若是，君謂何如？」 Soon Jing inspector Shen Youzhi rose in arms; Gaodi asked Yan, "The world is chaos like this—what is your view?"

Book of Liang, Chapter 47Volume 47: Filial Acts · 1 passage

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父佩玉，輔國長史、長沙內史，宋昇明中坐沈攸之事誅，沙彌時始生。 His father Peiyu was chief aide to the Pacifying-the-State general and Changsha administrator; in Song Shengming he was killed in Shen Youzhi's rebellion—Shamí was a newborn.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 21Volume 21 Biographies 2: Crown Prince Wenhui · 2 passages

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世祖還鎮盆城拒沈攸之，使太子勞接將帥，親侍軍旅。 When Emperor Wu went back to hold Pencheng against Shen Youzhi, he sent the prince to receive the commanders and share the hardships of the camp.

沈攸之事起，柏年遣將陰廣宗領軍出魏興聲援京師，而候望形勢。 When Shen Youzhi rose, Bonian sent Yin Guangzong out of Weixing with an army, ostensibly to aid the capital while he read the wind.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 31Volume 31 Biographies 12: Jiang Mi, Xun Boyu · 2 passages

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沈攸之事起，議加太祖黃鉞，謐所建也。 When Shen Youzhi rose, the grant of the golden battle-axe to the Founder was Mi's proposal.

以沈攸之地勝兵強，終當得志，委心託身，歲暮相結。 When Shen Youzhi held rich lands and a strong army, Mi judged that he would prevail in the end and threw in his lot, binding himself to him as the year closed.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 48Volume 48 Biographies 29: Yuan Tuan, Kong Zhigui, Liu Hui · 1 passage

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太祖輔政，沈攸之起兵，靈產密白太祖曰：「攸之兵衆雖彊，以天時冥數而觀，無能爲也。」 When the Founding Emperor was regent, Shen Youzhi rose in arms; Lingchan secretly told him: "Though Youzhi's troops are numerous, judged by the seasons of heaven and the hidden reckonings of fate, he can accomplish nothing."

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 53Volume 53 Biographies 34: Virtuous Officials · 1 passage

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沈攸之有舊，令爲書戒喻攸之，太祖省之稱善。 He had old ties with Shen Youzhi and was ordered to write a letter warning him; the Founding Emperor read it and praised it highly.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 56Volume 56 Biographies 37: Trusted Officials · 2 passages

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及沈攸之事起，從太祖入朝堂。 When Shen Youzhi's revolt broke out, he followed the Founding Emperor into the court hall.

世祖鎮盆城拒沈攸之，文度仍留伏事，知軍隊雜役，以此見親。 When Emperor Wu was stationed at Pencheng resisting Shen Youzhi, Wendu remained behind to serve in secret and knew the army's miscellaneous duties; for this he won the emperor's favor.

Book of Song, Chapter 55Volume 55 Biographies 15: Zang Dao, Xu Guang, F Long · 3 passages

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子夤，尚書主客郎，沈攸之征西功曹，為攸之盡節，事在《攸之傳》。 His son Yin served as Master of Guests in the Secretariat and as merit officer on Shen Youzhi's western campaign staff; he gave his full loyalty to Youzhi, as recounted in Youzhi's biography.

沈攸之攻郢城，煥棄郡赴之； When Shen Youzhi attacked Yingcheng, Huan abandoned his post and went to join him;

攸之敗，伏誅。 when Youzhi was defeated, Huan was executed.

Book of Song, Chapter 89Volume 89 Biographies 49: Yuan Can · 3 passages

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昇明元年，荊州刺史沈攸之舉兵，齊王自詣粲，粲稱疾不見。 In the first year of Shengming, Jing Province Inspector Shen Youzhi raised troops; the Prince of Qi personally went to Can; Can claimed illness and did not see him.

袁粲、劉秉，並與先朝同奬宋室，沈攸之於景和之世，特有乃心，雖末節不終，而始誠可錄。 Yuan Can and Liu Bing both together with the former court supported the Song house; Shen Youzhi in the Jinghe era had a special loyal heart; although their final conduct did not run its course, their original sincerity is worth recording.

攸之及其諸子喪柩在西，可符荊州以時致送，還反舊墓，在所營葬事。」 Youzhi and his sons' coffins are in the west; Jing Province should be instructed to deliver them in due time, return them to the old graves, and undertake the burial affairs locally."

New Book of Tang, Chapter 22Volume 22 Treatises 12: Rites and Music 12 · 1 passage

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《烏夜飛》，宋沈攸之作也； "Crow Flies at Night," by Song Shen Youzhi;