Overview
The translated histories identify Wei Xin as an aristocrat and family member. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wei Xin | 衛信 | Wei Xin |
| Personal name | Wei Xin | 衛信 | Wèi Xìn |
| Given name | Xin | 信 | Xìn |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · hanshu:055:s0115, shiji:103:s0105
Roles
- Aristocrat
- Family Member
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 嗣後坐酎金 · Western Interval: Start: BC 135 · End: BC 112Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:055:s0115
- Source Date: Text: 綰卒子信代 · Western Year: BC 135Explicit event contextual date · shiji:103:s0105
Family
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- Child of Wei Wan (衛綰)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Career and standing
- Title: Marquis of Jianling / 建陵侯 · Action: succeededExplicit · shiji:103:s0105
- Title: Marquis of Jianling (heir) / 嗣侯 · Action: inheritedExplicit · hanshu:055:s0115
- Status: lost-marquisate · Action: deprived · Label: convicted over ritual gold / 坐酎金失侯Explicit · shiji:103:s0106
- Label: marquisate abolished for sacrificial gold / 坐酎金，國除 · Action: punishedExplicit · hanshu:055:s0115
References in the histories
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