Overview
Wei Zijian was a Field Commander.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Jingzhong | 敬忠 | Jingzhong |
| Posthumous name | Wenjing | 文靜 | Wenjing |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 533 永熙二年春At Xiaoyi Lane, Luoyang 洛陽孝義里Directly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 56
Age
- 63Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 56
Attested activity
- AD 525 代魏子建事Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 110, passages 159, 161
- AD 525 to AD 529 初Directly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0189c; zizhitongjian:153:s0189d; zizhitongjian:153:s0189e; zizhitongjian:153:s0189f
- AD 525 to AD 527 孝昌中Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 93, passage 137
- AD 525 孝昌初Dated from the passage context · zizhitongjian:153:s0189b
- AD 524 正光五年Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 110, passage 10
- AD 533 永熙二年春Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 110, passage 56
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Daughter of Wei Zijian (魏子建女)daughter 女Directly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 41
- Kin of Lu Daoxian (盧道虔)maternal cousin 姨弟 · maternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 42
- Kin of Lu Daoyu (盧道裕)maternal cousin 姨弟 · maternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 48
- Child of Mother of Wei Zijian (魏子建母)mother 母Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 110, passage 42
- Child of Wei Yue (魏悅)son 子Directly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 5
- Parent of Wei Shou (魏收)son 子Directly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 57
- Parent of Wei Zuo (魏祚)son 子Directly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 57
- Parent of Wei Zhongtong (魏仲同)younger half-brother 賤生弟Directly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 80
- Spouse of Second wife of Wei Zijian (魏子建再娶)MarriageDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 51
- Spouse of First wife of Wei Zijian (魏子建前娶)MarriageDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 51
- Spouse of Stepmother of Wei Shou (魏收次母)MarriageDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passages 51, 53
- Kinship Role sons · Count 2Directly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 57
- Kinship Role wives · Count 3Directly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 51
Key source chapters
- Book of Wei, Chapter 110 Volume 104: Author's Preface 24 passages
- Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 153 Volume 153 Liang Records 9 5 passages
- Book of Wei, Chapter 93 Volume 87: Morality and Righteousness: Yu Shenmen, Duan Jin, Shi Wende, Ji Gu, Wang Xuanwei, Lou Ti, Liu Kehou 1 passage
Career and standing
- Director of the Secretariat as Mobile Office 兼尚書為行臺AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 16
- Grand Master of Splendid Happiness on the Right 右光祿大夫AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 35
- Regional Inspector of Eastern Yizhou 東益州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 8
- Regular Attendant and Commandant of the Guard 常侍、衞尉卿AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 32
- mobile-staff director 行台AD 525 孝昌初 · HeldDated from the passage context · zizhitongjian:153:s0189b
- General of the Vanguard 前軍將軍HeldDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 28
Show 3 more source-backed claims
- Regional Inspector of Eastern Yi 東益州刺史HeldStrongly inferred · Book of Wei 110, passages 161-162
- Regional Inspector of Dingzhou 定州刺史Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 56
- Chief Minister of State with Equal Standing 儀同三司Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 56
Places and affiliations
- Northern Wei 北魏Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 8
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Wei 110, passage 161
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0189b
- AD 525 to AD 529 初At Eastern Yi 東益州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0189e; zizhitongjian:153:s0189f
Works and attributed material
- Made Longcheng into Southern Liang and appointed KaiMemorial · AuthorDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0189d
- Speech · Speaker · Quote trueDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passages 29-30, 33, 38, 42-43, 49-55
Events and relationships
- Defeated rebelsMilitary · Commander · At Black Water 黑水Directly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 15
- Left Eastern YiAD 525 to AD 529 初 · Political · PredecessorDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0189e; zizhitongjian:153:s0189f
- Replaced byDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passages 159, 161
- Soothed Liao rebelsAD 525 孝昌初 · Diplomatic · PacifierDated from the passage context · zizhitongjian:153:s0189b
- Relation Predecessor of · Person Tang Yong (唐永)Directly stated · Book of Wei 110, passages 159, 161
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment incorruptible · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passages 46-47
Source notes
- 北史唐永傳不載代魏子建事,或唐氏家傳諱言其事Field career-episode · Witness editorial-noteDirectly stated · Book of Wei 110, passage 161
References in the histories
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