Xin (信) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Xin as an aristocrat, military officer, official, and royal family member. This record brings together 23 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Xin	信	Xìn
Title	Prince of Cai	蔡王
Personal name	Xin	信	Xìn

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0001, xinwudaishi:018:s0023

Roles

Aristocrat
Military Officer
Official
Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Death

Manner: suicide · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾祐三年 · Western Year: AD 950
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0019
Manner: suicide
Explicit · xinwudaishi:018:s0089

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 乾祐三年 · Western Year: AD 950
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:105:s0012, jiuwudaishi:105:s0019
Source Date: Text: 乾祐至廣順初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 948 · End: AD 951
Explicit · xinwudaishi:018:s0081, xinwudaishi:018:s0089
Source Date: Text: 國初 · Western Year: AD 947
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:105:s0004
Source Date: Text: 廣順元年 · Western Year: AD 951
Explicit · xinwudaishi:018:s0090
Source Date: Text: 廣順初 · Western Year: AD 951
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0020

Family

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Kin of Later Han Gaozu (漢高祖)
Kinship Term: elder male cousin / 從兄 · Subject Relative Age: elder
Kinship Term: younger cousin / 從弟 · Subject Relative Age: younger
Kinship Term: younger male cousin / 從弟 · Subject Relative Age: younger
Parent of Son of Xin (信之子)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Sibling of Later Han Gaozu (漢高祖)
Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Role: younger-brother · Object Role: elder-brother
Sibling of Chong (崇)
Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: uncertain

Career and standing

Label: commander of the palace horse guard / 侍衛馬軍都指揮使 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0004
Label: Commander of the Xingjie Army and military governor of Yicheng / 興捷軍都指揮使領義成軍節度使 · Action: appointed
Explicit · xinwudaishi:018:s0081
Label: Grand Marshal / 太尉 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0004
Label: honorary Grand Mentor / 檢校太傅 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0004
Label: honorary Grand Preceptor / 檢校太師 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0006
Label: military governor of Yicheng / 義成軍節度使 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0004
Label: Palace Attendant / 侍中 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0007
Label: vice grand councilor / 同平章事 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0004
Label: commander of the Xingjie Army / 興捷軍都將 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0003
Label: honorary Grand Guardian / 檢校太保 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0003
Label: junior officer of the Dragon Martial Guard / 龍武小校 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0002
Label: Military governor of Xu / 許州節度使 · Action: held
Explicit · xinwudaishi:018:s0032, xinwudaishi:018:s0081
Label: prefect of Gongzhou / 龔州刺史 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0003
Label: military governor at Xu Prefecture / 移鎮許州 · Action: transferred
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0004
Title: Prince of Cai / 蔡王 · Action: posthumously-enfeoffed
Explicit · xinwudaishi:018:s0090
Title: Prince of Cai / 蔡王 · Action: posthumously-granted
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0020

Places and affiliations

Label: Later Han / 漢 · Relation: served
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0001, jiuwudaishi:105:s0004
Place: Taiyuan / 太原 · Relation: served-at
Explicit · xinwudaishi:018:s0081
Place: Xu / 許州 · Relation: posted-to
Explicit · xinwudaishi:018:s0032, xinwudaishi:018:s0081

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0013, jiuwudaishi:105:s0014, jiuwudaishi:105:s0015, xinwudaishi:018:s0085, xinwudaishi:018:s0086, xinwudaishi:018:s0087

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: celebrant · Action: feasted-on-deaths · Other Person Id: Yang Bin (楊邠)
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0012
Kind: political · Role: actor · Action: sent-son-to-escort-heir · Other Person Id: Son of Xin (信之子)
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0017
Kind: legal · Role: perpetrator · Action: tortured-and-executed-soldiers-before-families
Explicit · xinwudaishi:018:s0084
Kind: atrocity · Role: perpetrator · Action: tortured-subordinates-families
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0009

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: dull, timid, greedily corrupt, and fond of cruel punishments · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0008
Assessment: extorted wealth and delighted in killing · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · xinwudaishi:018:s0083

Source notes

Field: kinship-to-Gaozu · Statement: Described both as Gaozu's younger brother (弟) and as his younger cousin (從弟)
Explicit · xinwudaishi:018:s0023, xinwudaishi:018:s0080