Sui and Tang · Official

Shiwen 士文

Attested AD 581 - AD 618

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Overview

Shiwen was an official.

IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Sui

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  • Assessment lived in an age of enlightened rule without fierce villains; ignorant of moral power and truly harbored cruelty; flayed flesh as wood and stone; valued life less than straw dogs; persisted in wickedness without repentance and came to ruin · Mode historian-judgment

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References in the histories

Book of Sui, Chapter 74Volume 74 Biographies 39: Cruel Officials · 1 passage