Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Zhou general who commanded the Jiangling campaign (Wang Changshu's superior)

Yu Jin 于謹

Attested AD 537 - c. AD 581

Passages: 12
Chapters: 8
Histories: 3

Overview

Yu Jin was a Zhou general who commanded the Jiangling campaign (Wang Changshu's superior).

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 554
Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 12
AD 554 于謹平江陵
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 9, passage 175
AD 554 伐江陵
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 26, passage 56
AD 557 元年
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 3, passage 56
AD 537 大統三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 20, passage 86
c. AD 557 to c. AD 581 後周
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 172, passage 2

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AD 559 武成初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 20, passages 139-141
AD 554 率騎五萬襲繹
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 79, passage 113
AD 540 to AD 543 討劉平伏
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 17, passage 91

Family

Ancestor of Yu Di (於頔)
seventh-generation descendant 七世孫 · paternal line · 7 generations
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 172, passage 2

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Grand Minister of Justice 大司寇
AD 557 元年 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 3, passage 56
grand tutor 太傅
AD 559 武成初 · Held
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 20, passage 139
Acting equal to the Three Dukes 儀同
Held
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 86
Pillar of State 柱國
Held
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 26, passage 56
Duke of Yan 燕國公
AD 557 元年 · Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 3, passage 56
Duke of Yan 燕國公
AD 559 武成初 · Held
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 20, passage 139

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Duke of Yan 燕公
Held
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 26, passage 56

Places and affiliations

AD 559 武成初
Polity Northern Zhou 周 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 20, passages 139, 141

Events and relationships

Attacked Yangshi Rampart
AD 537 大統三年 · Military · Commander · With Helan Xiang (賀蘭祥)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 20, passage 86
Bore the banner and directed the host as chief strategist
AD 559 武成初 · Military · Chief strategist · Mode quoted-speech
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 20, passage 141
Campaigned and pacified
AD 554 · Military · Military commander · At Jiangling 江陵
Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 12
Commanded assault on Jiangling
AD 554 伐江陵 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 26, passage 56

Assessments and attributes

Assessment strategy unmatched in the age; inexhaustible in adapting to change · Mode quoted-speech
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 141

Source notes

Field surname · Reading Yu 于 · parenthetical variant supplying the surname before given name Jin
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passages 140-141
Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 172, passage 2; Book of Zhou 20, passage 141

References in the histories

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History

12 passages

Book of Sui, Chapter 54Volume 54 Biographies 19: Wang Zhangshu, Li Yan, Yi Louqian, Tian Rengong, Yuan Heng, Du Zheng, Li Che, Cui Peng · 1 passage

從于謹平江陵有功，增邑五百戶。 He followed Yu Jin in pacifying Jiangling and, for his merit, received an additional five hundred households in his fief.

Book of Sui, Chapter 79Volume 79 Biographies 44: Imperial Affines · 1 passage

周太祖以詧為梁主，遣柱國於謹等率騎五萬襲繹，滅之。 Taizu of Zhou installed Cha as ruler of Liang and sent the Pillar of State Yu Jin with fifty thousand horsemen to strike Yi and destroy him.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 172Volume 172 Biographies 97: Yu, Wang, Two Du's, Fan · 1 passage

于頔，字允元，後周太師謹七世孫。 Yu Di, style name Yunyuan, was a seventh-generation descendant of Yu Jin, grand tutor of Northern Zhou.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Xiaomin · 1 passage

於是封太師李弼為趙國公，太傅趙貴為楚國公，太保獨孤信為衛國公，大司寇于謹為燕國公，大司空侯莫陳崇為梁國公，大司馬、中山公護為晉國公，邑各萬戶。 Grand Preceptor Li Bi became Duke of Zhao; Grand Tutor Zhao Gui, Duke of Chu; Grand Protector Dugu Xin, Duke of Wei; Grand Minister of Justice Yu Jin, Duke of Yan; Grand Minister of Works Houmochen Chong, Duke of Liang; and Grand Marshal the Duke of Zhongshan, Hu, Duke of Jin—each with ten thousand households.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 9Volume 9 Biographies 1: Empresses · 1 passage

于謹平江陵，后家被籍沒。 When Yu Jin captured Jiangling, the empress's family was confiscated and registered.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 17Volume 17 Biographies 9: Liang Yu; Guo Ganhui; Yi Feng; Liu Liang; Wang De · 2 passages

後與于謹討劉平伏，從解玉壁圍，平栢穀塢，竝有功。 Later he joined Yu Jin against Liu Pingfu and shared in relieving Yubi and taking Baigu Stockade.

涼州刺史宇文仲和反，峯與于謹討之。 When Liang governor Yuwen Zhonghe rebelled, Yi Feng marched against him with Yu Jin.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 20Volume 20 Biographies 12: Wang Meng; He Lanxiang; Wei Chigang; Chilie Fugui; Yan Qing · 4 passages

大統三年，從儀同于謹攻楊氏壁，祥先登，克之。 In Datong 3, following Yu Jin in the attack on Yangshi Rampart, He Lanxiang was first over the wall and took it.

太傅、燕國公 Grand tutor and Duke of Yan

（于） [variant: yu]

謹，英猷不世，應變無窮，仗旄指麾，為其謀主； Yu Jin, with strategy unmatched in the age and inexhaustible in adapting to change, bearing the banner and directing the host, was chief strategist;

Book of Zhou, Chapter 26Volume 26 Biographies 18: Zhang Sunjian; Zhangsun Shaoyuan; Younger Brother Cheng; Elder Brother Si; Hu Sizheng · 1 passage

尋令柱國、燕公于謹總戎衆伐江陵。 Soon afterward he put Pillar of State Yu Jin, Duke of Yan, in command of the army for the assault on Jiangling.