Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Yao Xing 姚興

Yáo Xīng

Attested AD 394 - AD 407

Passages: 8
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yao Xing was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 407 義熙三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 130, passages 29-30
AD 394 to AD 407 興見而奇之
Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 17

Family

Sibling of Yao Yong (姚邕)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 20

Places and affiliations

AD 394 to AD 407 興見而奇之
Polity Later Qin 後秦 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passages 17, 19

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent s0022 · Addressed to Yao Yong (姚邕)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 22
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent s0025 · Addressed to Yao Yong (姚邕)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 25

Events and relationships

Desisted from appointment
AD 394 to AD 407 興見而奇之 · Court · Ruler · With Helian Bobo (赫連勃勃)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 27
Honored
AD 394 to AD 407 興見而奇之 · Court · Patron · With Helian Bobo (赫連勃勃)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 19
Relation Patron of · Person Helian Bobo (赫連勃勃)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 19

References in the histories

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History

8 passages

Book of Jin, Chapter 130Volume 130 Records 30: Helian Bobo · 8 passages

阿利潛遣勁勇篡勃勃于路，送于姚興高平公沒奕于，奕于以女妻之。 Ali secretly sent bold men to snatch Bobo on the road and convey him to Moyiyu, Duke of Gaoping under Yao Xing, who gave Bobo his daughter in marriage.

興見而奇之，深加禮敬，拜驍騎將軍，加奉車都尉，常參軍國大議，寵遇逾於勳舊。 Yao Xing was struck by him at once, honored him lavishly, and made him General of Valiant Cavalry with the additional title Chariot Commandant; Bobo took part in every major council of war and state, and was favored beyond the old servants of merit.

興弟邕言于興曰：「勃勃天性不仁，難以親近。 Yao Xing's younger brother Yong said to him, "Bobo is ruthless by nature and not a man one can trust.

陛下寵遇太甚，臣竊惑之。」 Your Majesty honors him far too much; I cannot make sense of it."

興曰：「勃勃有濟世之才，吾方收其藝用，與之共平天下，有何不可！」 Xing replied, "Bobo has the talent to set the age aright. I mean to use what he can do and win the realm with him—what harm is there in that!"

興曰：「卿何以知其性氣？」 Xing asked, "How do you know what sort of man he is?"

興乃止。 Xing held back and did not proceed.

時河西鮮卑杜崘獻馬八千匹于姚興，濟河，至大城，勃勃留之，召其眾三萬餘人偽獵高平川，襲殺沒奕於而並其眾，眾至數萬。 About then the Hexi Xianbei chief Du Lun brought eight thousand horses as tribute to Yao Xing, crossed the river, and came to Dacheng. Bobo held him there, called up his own force of more than thirty thousand under the guise of a hunt on the Gaoping River, struck and killed Moyiyu, took over his troops, and raised his following to tens of thousands.