Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and General

Xie Wan 謝萬

Attested AD 355 - AD 359

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xie Wan was an official and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 359 萬後為豫州都督，又遺萬書誡之
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passages 195, 201
AD 355 to AD 358 與吏部郎謝萬書
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 80, passage 184

Career and standing

Commander of Yuzhou 豫州都督
AD 359 萬後為豫州都督 · Appointed · At Yuzhou 豫州
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 195
Gentleman of the Ministry of Personnel 吏部郎
AD 355 to AD 358 吏部郎謝萬 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 184

Places and affiliations

Polity Id eastern-jin · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passages 184, 195
AD 359 萬後為豫州都督
At Yuzhou 豫州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 195

Events and relationships

Defeated
AD 359 萬不能用，果敗 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 201
Ignored cautionary letter
Political · Addressee · With Wang Xizhi (王羲之)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 201

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 184

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 80Volume 80 Biographies 50: Wang Xizhi · 3 passages

初，羲之既優遊無事，與吏部郎謝萬書曰： While Wang Xizhi lived at leisure, he wrote to Xie Wan, the Gentleman of the Ministry of Personnel:

萬後為豫州都督，又遺萬書誡之曰：「以君邁往不屑之韻，而俯同群辟，誠難為意也。 When Xie Wan later became commander in Yuzhou, Wang Xizhi wrote again to caution him: "A man of your proud, fastidious temper must find it bitter to bend among common colleagues.

萬不能用，果敗。 Xie Wan ignored the advice and met defeat as predicted.