Su Wei (蘇威) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Su Wei as an aristocrat, family member, official, and statesman. This record brings together 8 passages from 5 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Su Wei	蘇威	Su Wei
Title	Baron of Meiyang	美陽伯
Title	Duke of Huaidao county	懷道縣公
Title	Minister of Ceremonies	太常卿
Title	Right Vice Director	右僕射
Surname	Su	蘇	Sū
Surname	Su	蘇	Su
Personal name	Su Wei	蘇威	Sū Wēi
Personal name	Su Wei	蘇威	Su Wei
Personal name	Su Wei	蘇威
Given	Wei	威	Wēi
Personal name	Wei	威	Wei

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · beishi:088:s0244, suishu:043:s0138, suishu:077:s0106
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · suishu:079:s0080, zhoushu:023:s0374

Roles

Aristocrat
Family Member
Official
Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 十一年雜治 · Western Year: AD 591
Explicit event contextual date · suishu:079:s0080
Source Date: Text: 右僕射蘇威 · Western Interval: Start: AD 581 · End: AD 604
Explicit event contextual date · suishu:077:s0232
Source Date: Text: 大象末 · Western Interval: Start: AD 579 · End: AD 580
Explicit · zhoushu:023:s0378
Source Date: Text: 太常卿蘇威 · Western Interval: Start: AD 581 · End: AD 600
Explicit event contextual date · suishu:077:s0106
Source Date: Text: 建德初 · Western Year: AD 572
Explicit · zhoushu:023:s0377
Source Date: Text: 開皇中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 581 · End: AD 600
Explicit event contextual date · suishu:043:s0138
Source Date: Text: 隋文帝方引天下名儒碩學之士 · Western Interval: Start: AD 581 · End: AD 604
Explicit · beishi:088:s0244
Source Date: Text: 隋開皇初 · Western Year: AD 581
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:023:s0379

Family

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Spouse of Princess Xinxing (新興公主)
Kinship Term: married / 娶 · Union Category: marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife · Relationship State: formed
Child of Su Chuo (蘇綽)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

Label: opening-office equal-in-protocol grand general / 開府儀同大將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象末 · Western Interval: Start: AD 579 · End: AD 580
Explicit · zhoushu:023:s0378
Label: equal-in-protocol to the Three Excellencies / 儀同三司 · Action: appointed
Explicit · zhoushu:023:s0376
Label: Grand General of Chariots and Cavalry / 車騎大將軍 · Action: appointed
Explicit · zhoushu:023:s0376
Label: Minister of Ceremonies / 太常卿 · Action: held
Explicit · suishu:077:s0106
Label: Right Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs / 右僕射 · Action: held
Explicit · suishu:077:s0232
Label: Right Vice Director / 右僕射 · Action: held
Explicit · beishi:088:s0244
Label: Under Master of the Imperial Guard, lower grand master / 御伯下大夫 · Action: promoted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 建德初 · Western Year: AD 572
Explicit · zhoushu:023:s0377
Title: Duke of Huaidao county / 懷道縣公 · Action: advanced
Explicit · zhoushu:023:s0376
Title: Baron of Meiyang / 美陽伯 · Action: inherited
Explicit · zhoushu:023:s0375

Places and affiliations

Organization: Four Exalted Ones / 四貴 · Relation: member-of
Explicit · suishu:043:s0138

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: patron · Action: summoned-and-urged-to-take-office · Other Person Id: Zhang Wenxu (張文詡)
Explicit · beishi:088:s0244

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: from youth had his father's bearing · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · zhoushu:023:s0375

References in the histories

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History of the Northern Dynasties, Chapter 88Volume 88 Biographies 76: Recluses · 1 passage

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右僕射蘇威聞而召之，與語大悅，勸令從官，文詡固辭。 Right Vice Director Su Wei heard of him and summoned him; after conversing he was greatly pleased and urged him to take office, but Wenxu firmly declined.

Book of Sui, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 8: He Jian Wanghong, Yang Chugang, Yang Zichong, Guang De, Wang Xiong · 1 passage

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雄時貴寵，冠絕一時，與高熲、虞慶則、蘇威稱為「四貴」。 At the height of his career Xiong's favor eclipsed all rivals; together with Gao Jiong, Yu Qingze, and Su Wei he was known as one of the "Four Exalted Ones."

Book of Sui, Chapter 77Volume 77 Biographies 42: Recluses · 2 passages

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尋轉協律郎，太常卿蘇威雅重之。 He was soon promoted to Director of Harmonization, and Su Wei, the Minister of Ceremonies, greatly valued him.

右僕射蘇威聞其名而召之，與語，大悅，勸令從官。 Su Wei, Right Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs, heard his name and summoned him; after conversing with him he was greatly pleased and urged him to take office.

Book of Sui, Chapter 79Volume 79 Biographies 44: Imperial Affines · 1 passage

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上令左僕射高熲、納言蘇威、大理正皇甫孝緒、大理丞楊遠等雜治之。 The emperor ordered Left Vice Director Gao Jiong, Palace Counselor Su Wei, Chief of the Court of Judicial Review Huangfu Xiaoxu, Assistant of the Court of Judicial Review Yang Yuan, and others to investigate jointly.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 23Volume 23 Biographies 15: Su Chuo · 3 passages

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子威嗣。 His son Wei succeeded him.

威少有父風，襲爵美陽伯。 Wei from youth had his father's bearing; he inherited the title Baron of Meiyang.

娶晉公護女新興公主，拜車騎大將軍、儀同三司，進爵懷道縣公。 He married Princess Xinxing, daughter of Duke of Jin Yuwen Hu, was appointed Grand General of Chariots and Cavalry and equal-in-protocol to the Three Excellencies, and advanced in enfeoffment to Duke of Huaidao county.