Qin and Han · General

Xin Wuxian 辛武贤

Attested BC 61 - BC 60

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Overview

The translated histories identify Xin Wuxian as a general, military officer, and strategist. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Xin Wuxian 辛武贤 Xin Wuxian
Title General Who Subdues the Qiang 破羌将军
Descriptive kinship Maternal high ancestor of Du Du 外高祖

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Military Officer
  • Strategist

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 破羌将军 (Zhao/Xuan era campaigns) · Western Interval: Start: BC 61 · End: BC 60

Family

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Career and standing

  • Label: General Who Subdues the Qiang / 破羌将军 · Action: held

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment: celebrated for martial strategy · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment

References in the histories

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Book of Later Han, Chapter 89Volume 80a: Biographies of Writers 1 · 1 passage