Overview
The translated histories identify Wei Xiaokuan as an administrator, aristocrat, general, and official. This record brings together 39 passages from 9 chapters across 4 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wei Xiaokuan | 韋孝寬 | Wéi Xiàokuān |
| Title | Commandant Wei | 韋城主 | Wei Chengzhu |
| Title | Duke of Jianzhong | 建忠公 | Jianzhong Gong |
| Title | Duke of Yun | 鄖國公 | |
| Title | Duke of Yun | 鄖公 | |
| Personal name | Wei Xiaokuan | 韋孝寬 | Wéi Xiàokuān |
| Personal name | Wei Xiaokuan | 韋孝寬 | |
| Personal name | Wei Xiaokuan | 韋孝寬 | Wei Xiaokuan |
| Personal | Wei Xiaokuan | 韋孝寬 | |
| Personal | Wei Xiaokuan | 韋孝寬 | Wei Xiaokuan |
| Given name | Xiaokuan | 孝寬 | |
| Given | Xiaokuan | 孝寬 | Xiaokuan |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · jinshi:115:s0002, suishu:054:s0037, suishu:054:s0181, zhoushu:008:s0009, zhoushu:043:s0059
- Sex: male
Roles
- Administrator
- Aristocrat
- General
- Official
Life and dates
Death
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象二年十一月丁未 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit · zhoushu:008:s0089
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 中大同元年 · Western Year: AD 546Explicit event contextual date · zizhitongjian:159:s0193, zizhitongjian:159:s0193a, zizhitongjian:159:s0246a
- Source Date: Text: 及高祖為丞相 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · suishu:054:s0101
- Source Date: Text: 大象二年五月壬子 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:008:s0009
- Source Date: Text: 大象二年八月庚午 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:008:s0044
- Source Date: Text: 大象二年十一月丁未 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:008:s0089
- Source Date: Text: 宣帝崩 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:021:s0059
- Source Date: Text: 尋從韋孝寬鎮玉壁城 · Western Interval: Start: c. AD 557 · End: c. AD 577Strongly inferred · suishu:054:s0037
- Source Date: Text: 平尉迥 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · suishu:052:s0077
- Source Date: Text: 從韋孝寬擊之 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · suishu:061:s0009
- Source Date: Text: 從韋孝寬略定淮南 · Western Interval: Start: AD 578 · End: AD 579Explicit · suishu:054:s0181
- Source Date: Text: 攻玉壁 · Western Year: AD 546Explicit event contextual date · zizhitongjian:159:s0270
- Source Date: Text: 玉壁之守 · Western Interval: Start: AD 546 · End: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · jinshi:115:s0072
- Source Date: Text: 韋孝寬 · Western Interval: Start: AD 546 · End: AD 550Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:018:s0136
- Source Date: Text: 魏以韋孝寬為驃騎大將軍 · Western Year: AD 546Explicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0307
- Source Date: Text: 魏孝武西遷 · Western Year: AD 534Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:043:s0059
Career and standing
- Label: campaign commander / 行軍元帥 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象二年 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit · zhoushu:008:s0020
- Label: inspector-general of Xiang Province / 相州總管 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象二年五月壬子 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit · zhoushu:008:s0009
- Label: Rapid Cavalry General / 驃騎大將軍 · Action: appointedExplicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0307
- Label: area commander / 都督 · Action: heldExplicit · zhoushu:018:s0136
- Label: Inspector of Jinzhou / 晉州刺史 · Action: heldExplicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0246a
- Label: Opening the Mansion Equal to the Three Dukes / 開府儀同三司 · Action: grantedExplicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0307
- Title: Duke of Jianzhong / 建忠公 · Action: advancedExplicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0307
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Western Wei / 魏 · Relation: servedExplicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0270
- Place: Guanxi / 關西 · Relation: native-ofExplicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0270w
Works and attributed material
- Kind: order · Role: ascribed-actor · Provenance: Mode: rumorExplicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0309b
- Explicit · zhoushu:043:s0059
- Explicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0270aa
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated · Other Person Id: Yuchi Jiong (尉遲迥) · Place: Ye city / 鄴城 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象二年八月庚午 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit · zhoushu:008:s0044
- Kind: military · Role: defender · Action: defended · Place: Yubi / 玉壁 · Other Person Id: Gao Huan (高歡)Explicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0270, zizhitongjian:159:s0270r
- Kind: military · Role: defender · Action: held YubiExplicit · zhoushu:018:s0137
- Kind: military · Role: military-commander · Action: pacified · Place: Huainan / 淮南 · With Person Id: Li Che (李徹) · Authority Person Id: Emperor Xuan (宣帝) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 宣帝卽位 · Western Interval: Start: AD 578 · End: AD 579Explicit · suishu:054:s0181
- Kind: military appointment · Role: nominee · Action: recommended to replace Wang Sizheng at Yubi · Other Person Id: Wang Sizheng (王思政) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 中大同元年 · Western Year: AD 546Explicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0246, zizhitongjian:159:s0246a
- Kind: military · Role: commander-in-chief · Action: suppressed Yuchi Jiong · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 宣帝崩 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:021:s0077
- Relation: subordinate-of · Person Id: Wang Sizheng (王思政)Explicit · zhoushu:018:s0136
References in the histories
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