Overview
The translated histories identify Wei Xian as an official and statesman. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wei Xian | 韋賢 | Wei Xian |
| Surname | Wei | 韋 | Wei |
| Personal name | Wei Xian | 韋賢 | Wéi Xián |
| Given | Xian | 賢 | Xian |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · hanshu:085:s0239, hanshu:091:s0013
Roles
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 宣帝之世 · Western Interval: Start: BC 74 · End: BC 49Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:091:s0013
- Source Date: Text: 宣帝時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 71 · End: BC 67Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:085:s0239
Family
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- Parent of Xuancheng (玄成)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological
Career and standing
- Label: Chancellor / 丞相 · Action: heldExplicit · hanshu:091:s0013
- Label: chancellor / 丞相 · Action: resignedExplicit · hanshu:085:s0239
- Status: retirement · Action: entered · Reason: old age and illnessExplicit · hanshu:085:s0239
Places and affiliations
- Label: Han / 漢 · Relation: servedExplicit · hanshu:085:s0239
Events and relationships
- Relation: predecessor-of · Person Id: Wei Xiang (魏相)Explicit · hanshu:085:s0239
References in the histories
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