Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General and Official

Yin Shou 陰壽

Yīn Shòu

Attested AD 581 - AD 600

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Yin Shou was a general and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 581 開皇元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 51, passage 84
AD 581 to AD 600 開皇中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 36, passage 103

Key source chapters

Book of Sui, Chapter 36 Volume 36 Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts 1 passage
Book of Sui, Chapter 51 Volume 51 Biographies 16: Zhang Sunlan 1 passage

Career and standing

commander at You Prefecture 鎮幽州
AD 581 開皇元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 51, passage 84
regional commander of Youzhou 幽州總管
Held
Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 103

Places and affiliations

Polity Sui 隋 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Sui 51, passage 84
AD 581 開皇元年
At You Prefecture 幽州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Sui 51, passage 84

Events and relationships

Proposed pearl purchase
Diplomatic · Reporter · With Empress Wenxian (文獻皇后)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 103

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Sui 51, passage 84

References in the histories

Book of Sui, Chapter 36Volume 36 Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 1 passage

突厥嘗與中國交市，有明珠一篋，價值八百萬，幽州總管陰壽白后市之。 The Turks once traded with China, and a casket of luminous pearls worth eight million came on the market. Yin Shou, regional commander of Youzhou, reported to the empress that she might buy them.

Book of Sui, Chapter 51Volume 51 Biographies 16: Zhang Sunlan · 1 passage

高祖新立，由是大懼，修築長城，發兵屯北境，命陰壽鎮幽州，虞慶則鎮并州，屯兵數萬人以為之備。 The emperor had only just ascended the throne and was deeply alarmed; he repaired the Great Wall, posted troops along the northern border, placed Yin Shou at You Prefecture and Yu Qingze at Bing Prefecture, and stationed tens of thousands of men in readiness.