Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Sima Huiyuan 司馬慧遠

Attested AD 502 - AD 557

Passages
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Chapters
1
Histories
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Overview

The translated histories identify Sima Huiyuan as a family member and official. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Sima Huiyuan 司馬慧遠 Sima Huiyuan
Descriptive kinship Grandfather of Sima Shen
Personal name Huiyuan 慧遠 Huiyuan
Given name Huiyuan 慧遠 Huiyuan

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Family Member
  • Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 梁世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 557
    Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:029:s0036

Family

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  • Ancestor of Sima Shen (司馬申)
    Kinship Term: grandfather / 祖 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal · Subject Role: grandson · Object Role: grandfather
  • Parent of Sima Xuantong (司馬玄通)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

  • Label: commissioner of waterways / 都水使者 · Action: held
    Explicit · chenshu:029:s0036

Places and affiliations

References in the histories

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Book of Chen, Chapter 29Volume 29: Zong Yuanrao; Sima Shen; Mao Xi; Cai Zheng · 1 passage