Xue Wenyu (薛文遇) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Xue Wenyu as an official. 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

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Xue Wenyu	薛文遇	Xue Wenyu
Personal name	Xue Wenyu	薛文遇	Xue Wenyu

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:096:s0205

Roles

Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 末帝朝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 934 · End: AD 936
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:096:s0204, jiuwudaishi:096:s0205

Career and standing

Status: powerful-court-favorite · Action: active
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:096:s0205

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 96Volume 96 Book of Later Jin 22: Biographies 11: Kong Chongbi, Chen Baoji, Wang Yu, Zhang Jizuo, Zhen Ruan, Hu Rao, Liu Suiqing, Fang Gao, Meng Chenghui, Liu Jixun, Zheng Shouyi, Cheng Xun, Li Yu, Zheng Xuansu, Ma Zhongji, Chen Xuan · 1 passage

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時薛文遇、劉延朗之徒居中用事，暠雖處密地，其聽用之言，十不得三四，但隨勢可否，不為事先。 At that time Xue Wenyü, Liu Yanlang, and their like held sway at court. Though Gao sat in the innermost councils, only three or four of every ten words he spoke were heeded; he merely assented or demurred as the tide flowed, never taking the lead.