Overview
Sima Shiyun was an Inspector.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Northern Qi
Life and dates
Death
- AD 549 侯景於渦陽敗後Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 193
Attested activity
- AD 548 to AD 549 侯景反Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 189
- AD 549 侯景於渦陽敗後Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 193
- AD 549 圍景於潁川Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 191
- AD 547 武定五年正月辛亥Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 3, passage 21
- AD 540 to AD 547 神武時Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 78
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Sima Ziru (司馬子如)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passages 187-188
- Child of Sima Zuan (司馬纂)father 父
eldest son 長子Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 186 - Sibling of Sima Yingzhi (司馬膺之)maternal younger brother 母弟 · Maternal half siblings
younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passages 190, 194
- Kinship Role younger brothers · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 192
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Governor of Jiao province 膠州刺史HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 78
- governor of Ying Province 潁州刺史HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 186
- guard general 衛將軍HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 186
- Inspector of Ying Province 潁州刺史HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 3, passage 21
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Wei 東魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 186
Events and relationships
- Harbored different intent after WoyangDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 193
- Opened cityDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 3, passage 21
- Raised province and followedDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 189
- Shouted insolently at besieging generalsAD 549 圍景於潁川 · Military · Defender on walls · At Yingchuan 潁川Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 191
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment reckless and without proper conduct; no original merit; relied on uncle; amassed wealth and indulged in corruption · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passages 186-188
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 78
References in the histories
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