Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General and Official

Xi Jian 郗鑒

Attested AD 327 - AD 339

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xi Jian was a general and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 327 to AD 339 時太尉郗鑒
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 80, passages 14, 18

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Daughter of Xi Jian (郗鑒女)
daughter 女
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 18

Career and standing

Grand Commandant 太尉
Held
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 14

Places and affiliations

Polity Id eastern-jin · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 14

Events and relationships

Marriage alliance · Seeker of son in law · With Wang Dao (王導)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passages 14, 17-18

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 14

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 80Volume 80 Biographies 50: Wang Xizhi · 4 passages

時太尉郗鑒使門生求女婿于導，導令就東廂遍觀子弟。 Grand Commandant Xi Jian dispatched a disciple to ask Wang Dao for a son-in-law, and Wang Dao had the man go to the eastern wing and look over every young kinsman present.

門生歸，謂鑒曰：「王氏諸少並佳，然聞信至，咸自矜持。 When the messenger returned he reported to Xi Jian, "The Wang youths are all impressive, but the moment they learned a matchmaker had arrived, each of them stiffened into his best behavior.

鑒曰：「正此佳婿邪！」 Xi Jian said, "That is exactly the son-in-law I want."

訪之，乃羲之也，遂以女妻之。 They asked who he was: it was Wang Xizhi, and Xi Jian gave him his daughter in marriage.