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Sima Shen 司馬申

Died AD 586

Passages
22
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Sima Shen as an aristocrat, military officer, official, and strategist. This record brings together 22 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Found inBook of Chen

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Sima Shen 司馬申 Sima Shen
Title Baron of Wenzhao County 文招縣伯 Wenzhao xian bo
Courtesy name Jihe 季和 Jihe
Given name Shen 申 Shen
Surname Sima 司馬 Sima
Personal name Sima Shen 司馬申 Sima Shen
Posthumous name Zhong 忠 Zhong

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Aristocrat
  • Military Officer
  • Official
  • Strategist

Life and dates

Death

  • Date Context: Source Date: Text: 至德四年 · Western Year: AD 586
    Explicit · chenshu:029:s0066

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 天嘉三年 · Western Year: AD 562
    Explicit · chenshu:029:s0051
  • Source Date: Text: 太清之難 · Western Interval: Start: AD 547 · End: AD 549
    Explicit · chenshu:029:s0043
  • Source Date: Text: 紹泰初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 555 · End: AD 556
    Explicit · chenshu:029:s0049
  • Source Date: Text: 至德四年 · Western Year: AD 586
    Explicit · chenshu:029:s0066

Family

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  • Descendant of Sima Huiyuan (司馬慧遠)
    Kinship Term: grandfather / 祖 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal · Subject Role: grandson · Object Role: grandfather
  • Child of Sima Xuantong (司馬玄通)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
  • Child of Mother of Sima Shen
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: mother
  • Parent of Sima Xiu (司馬琇)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

Places and affiliations

Learning and skills

  • Skill: weiqi / 弈棋 · Level: skilled · Age: Value: 14
    Explicit · chenshu:029:s0038

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

Assessments and attributes

References in the histories

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Book of Chen, Chapter 29Volume 29: Zong Yuanrao; Sima Shen; Mao Xi; Cai Zheng · 22 passages
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僧辯之討陸納也，申在軍中，于時賊眾奄至，左右披靡，申躬蔽僧辯，蒙楯而前，會裴之橫救至，賊乃退，僧辯顧申而笑曰：「仁者必有勇，豈虛言哉！」 When Sengbian campaigned against Lu Na, Shen was in the army; at that time the rebel masses suddenly arrived and those left and right were scattered; Shen personally shielded Sengbian, covered himself with a shield and went forward; when Pei Zhiheng's rescue arrived, the rebels withdrew. Sengbian looked back at Shen and laughed, saying, "The humane surely have courage—is this an empty saying!"