Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler and Clan Leader

Yidougui 逸豆歸

Attested AD 333 - AD 344

Passages: 16
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yidougui was a ruler and Clan Leader.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Yuwen Gui	宇文歸	Yuwen Gui

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 344 建元二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 109, passages 173, 214
AD 342 咸康七年後明年及隨後紀事
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 109, passages 98, 103, 107
AD 335 to AD 337 咸康初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 109, passages 43-44
AD 333 to AD 334 廆卒後至咸和九年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 109, passages 10, 20
AD 340 to AD 341 皝將圖石氏
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 109, passages 82-83

Places and affiliations

Polity Yuwen 宇文 · Relation Led
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 43
Polity Yuwen 宇文 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passages 82, 98, 164, 214
AD 342 咸康七年後明年及隨後紀事
At northern desert 漠北 · Relation Fled to
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 107

Events and relationships

Backed Ren
AD 333 to AD 334 廆卒後至咸和九年 · Military · Ally · With Murong Ren (慕容仁)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 109, passage 20
Campaign target
AD 344 建元二年 · Military · Target · With Murong Huang (慕容皝)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 109, passage 173
Expelled Qidegui
AD 333 to AD 334 廆卒後至咸和九年 · Political · Expeller · With Yuwen Qidegui (宇文乞得龜)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 109, passage 10
Fled to northern desert
AD 342 咸康七年後明年及隨後紀事 · Military · Fugitive
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 107
Polity destroyed
Military · Defeated party · With Murong Huang (慕容皝)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 214
Raided in support
Military · Commander · With Duan Lan (段蘭) · At Anjin 安晉
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 43

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Sent pursuers
Military · Host · With Murong Han (慕容翰)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passages 165, 171
Trusted and did not restrain
Hosting · Host · With Murong Han (慕容翰)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 83
Relation Commander of · Person Sheyiyu (涉奕於)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 104
Relation Ally of · Person Duan Lan (段蘭)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 43
Relation Commander of · Person Moqian Hun (莫淺渾)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 98

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 33

References in the histories

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History

16 passages

Book of Jin, Chapter 109Volume 109 Records 9: Murong Huang · 16 passages

尋而宇文乞得龜為其別部逸豆歸所逐，奔死於外，皝率騎討之，逸豆歸懼而請和，遂築榆陰、安晉二城而還。 Soon afterward Yuwen Qidegui was driven out by a rival kinsman, Yidougui, and died in exile; Huang led cavalry against Yidougui, who sued for peace; Huang then built Yuyin and Anjin and withdrew.

宇文歸、段遼及鮮卑諸部並為之援， Yuwen Gui, Duan Liao, and other Xianbei chiefs backed him.

段蘭擁眾數萬屯於曲水亭，將攻柳城，宇文歸入寇安晉，為蘭聲援。 Duan Lan massed tens of thousands at Qushui to strike Liucheng while Yuwen Gui hit Anjin in coordination.

皝以步騎五萬擊之，師次柳城，蘭、歸皆遁。 Huang met them with fifty thousand foot and horse; Lan and Gui both fled when the army halted at Liucheng.

初，段遼之敗也，建威翰奔于宇文歸，自以威名夙振，終不保全，乃陽狂恣酒，被髮歌呼。 After Duan Liao’s fall Murong Han fled to Yuwen Gui, reckoned his fame would never let him live, and feigned madness—drinking, singing, and disheveled hair.

歸信而不禁，故得周遊自任，至於山川形便，攻戰要路，莫不練之。 Yuwen Gui trusted the act and left him free, so Han mapped every defile and road.

宇文歸遣其國相莫淺渾伐皝，諸將請戰，皝不許。 Yuwen Gui sent Moqian Hun; Huang’s generals begged to fight but he refused.

尋又率騎二萬親伐宇文歸，以翰及垂為前鋒。 He soon took twenty thousand horse against Yuwen Gui, with Murong Han and Murong Chui as van.

歸使其騎將涉奕於盡眾距翰，皝馳遣謂翰曰：「奕於雄悍，宜小避之，待虜勢驕，然後取也。」 Yuwen Gui sent Sheyiyu to hold Murong Han; Huang sent word: “Sheyiyu is fierce—spar lightly until he grows reckless, then strike.”

翰曰：「歸之精銳，盡在於此，今若克之，則歸可不勞兵而滅。 Murong Han replied, “Yuwen Gui’s best troops are here; crush them and his realm falls without a long campaign.

於是前戰，斬奕於，盡俘其眾，歸遠遁漠北。 He attacked, slew Sheyiyu, took his army, and drove Yuwen Gui deep into the steppe.

及遼奔走，翰又北投宇文歸。 When Duan Liao fled in defeat, Han again went north to Yuwen Gui.

既而逃，歸乃遣勁騎百餘追之。 Yuwen Gui sent a hundred picked riders after him.

歸騎解刀豎之，翰一發便中刀鐶，追騎乃散。 They fixed a blade; his first arrow struck the ring and they broke off the chase.

建元二年，從皝討宇文歸，臨陣為流矢所中，臥病積時。 In the second year of Jianyuan, he joined the war on Yuwen Gui, took a stray shaft, and lay long ill.

東破高句麗，北滅宇文歸，皆豫其謀，皝甚器重之。 He helped plan the eastern victory over Goguryeo and the northern destruction of Yuwen Gui, and Huang came to rely on him heavily.