Overview
The translated histories identify Yin Xian 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 | Yin Xian | 殷羨 | Yīn Xiàn |
| Given | Xian | 羨 | Xiàn |
| Surname | Yin | 殷 | Yīn |
| Personal name | Yin Xian | 殷羨 | Yīn Xiàn |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · songshu:086:s0003
Roles
- Official
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 晉 · Western Interval: Start: AD 317 · End: AD 420Explicit event contextual date · songshu:086:s0003
Family
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- Ancestor of Yin Xiaozu (殷孝祖)Kinship Term: great-grandfather / 曾祖 · Generation Distance: 3 · Line: paternal
Kinship Term: great-grandfather / 曾祖 · Generation Distance: 3 · Line: paternal - Parent of Grandfather of Yin XiaozuParentage: biological · Kinship Term: grandfather / 祖 · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Line: paternal
Career and standing
- Label: Grand Master for Splendid Happiness / 光祿勳 · Action: heldExplicit · songshu:086:s0003
Source notes
- Statement: Served the Jin as Grand Master for Splendid Happiness (晉光祿勳)Explicit · songshu:086:s0003
References in the histories
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