Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Wenxuan 文宣

Attested AD 555 - AD 559

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wenxuan was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 555 天保六年春
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passages 86, 89, 95
AD 555 to AD 559 文宣時
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 102

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Emperor Xiaozhao (孝昭)
brothers 兄弟 · Full siblings
Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 105
Sibling of Wucheng (武成)
brothers 兄弟 · Full siblings
Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 105
Child of Empress Dowager Lou (婁太后)
mother 母
Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 105

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Qi 齊 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passages 85-86

Events and relationships

Feasted Fahe in Zhaoyang Hall and granted gifts
AD 555 天保六年春 · Ceremonial · Host · At Zhaoyang Hall 昭陽殿 · With Lu Fahe (陸法和)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 95
Ordered coffin opened
AD 555 to AD 559 文宣時 · Investigative · Orderer · With Lu Fahe (陸法和)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 102
Received Fahe with Three Dukes insignia
AD 555 天保六年春 · Ceremonial · Host · With Lu Fahe (陸法和)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 89

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 86

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 32Volume 32 Biographies 24: Lu Fahe; Wang Lin (General) · 4 passages

文宣以法和為大都督十州諸軍事、太尉公、西南道大行臺，大都督、五州諸軍事、荊州刺史、安湘郡公宋莅為郢州刺史，官爵如故。 Wenxuan made Fahe grand commander of military affairs over ten provinces, Duke of the Grand Commandant, and Southwestern Route Grand Camp; Song Li, grand commander of five provinces, inspector of Jing, Duke of Anxiang commandery, remained inspector of Ying—office and rank as before.

文宣聞其奇術，虛心相見，備三公鹵簿，於城南十二里供帳以待之。 Wenxuan, hearing of his strange arts, received him with an open heart, fully equipped the insignia of the Three Dukes, and at twelve li south of the city set up a pavilion to await him.

文宣宴法和及其徒屬於昭陽殿，賜法和錢百萬、物千段、甲第一區、田一百頃、奴婢二百人，生資什物稱是，宋莅千段，其餘儀同、刺史以下各有差。 Wenxuan feasted Fahe and his followers in Zhaoyang Hall, granting Fahe a million cash, a thousand lengths of goods, one first-grade mansion, a hundred qing of fields, two hundred slaves, living supplies and utensils in proportion; Song Li a thousand lengths; the rest from those Equal in Ceremony to the Three Dukes down to inspectors each had his difference.

文宣令開棺視之，空棺而已。 Wenxuan ordered the coffin opened and looked inside — only an empty coffin.