Overview
The translated histories identify Xie An as a family member, general, official, and statesman. This record brings together 7 passages from 6 chapters across 4 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Xie An | 謝安 | Xie An |
| Given name | An | 安 | An |
| Given name | An | 安 | |
| Title | Defender-General Xie An | 衛將軍謝安 | |
| Title | Grand Tutor | 太傅 | |
| Title | Jin grand tutor An | 晉太傅安 | |
| Personal name | Xie An | 謝安 | Xie An |
| Personal name | Xie An | 謝安 | |
| Personal | Xie An | 謝安 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · liangshu:047:s0254, songshi:359:s0016
Roles
- Family Member
- General
- Official
- Statesman
- Strategist
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 太元中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 376 · End: AD 396Explicit · songshu:055:s0004
- Source Date: Text: 太建十一年 · Western Year: AD 579Explicit · chenshu:036:s0044
- Source Date: Text: 昔苻堅以百萬眾侵晉，而謝安以偏師破之 · Western Year: AD 383Explicit · songshi:359:s0016
- Source Date: Text: 晉世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 317 · End: AD 420Explicit · chenshu:036:s0044
- Source Date: Text: 晉太傅安 · Western Interval: Start: AD 320 · End: AD 385Explicit · liangshu:047:s0254
- Source Date: Text: 東晉 · Western Interval: Start: AD 317 · End: AD 420Explicit · chenshu:032:s0062
- Source Date: Text: 永初元年 · Western Year: AD 420Explicit event contextual date · songshu:003:s0043
Family
- Ancestor of Xie Lan (謝藺)Generation Distance: 8 · Line: paternal
Kinship Term: eighth-generation descendant / 八世孫 · Generation Distance: 8 · Line: paternal - Ancestor of Xie Zhen (謝貞)Kinship Term: ninth-generation descendant / 九世孫 · Generation Distance: 9 · Line: paternal
Career and standing
- Label: Grand Tutor / 太傅 · Action: heldExplicit · liangshu:047:s0254, songshu:003:s0043
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Jin / 晉 · Relation: servedExplicit · liangshu:047:s0254
- Polity Id: eastern-jin · Relation: served
- Place: Meiling / 梅嶺 · Relation: buried-atExplicit · chenshu:036:s0044
Events and relationships
- Explicit · songshi:359:s0016
References in the histories
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