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Yu Jin 于謹

Attested AD 540 - c. AD 581

Passages
8
Chapters
7
Histories
3

Overview

The translated histories identify Yu Jin as an aristocrat, general, judge, and official. This record brings together 8 passages from 7 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Yu Jin 于謹 Yu Jin
Title Duke of Yan 燕國公
Title Duke of Yan 燕公 Yan Gong
Title Pillar of State 柱國 Zhuguo
Personal name Yu Jin 于謹
Personal name Yu Jin 於謹
Personal name Yu Jin 于謹 Yu Jin

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Aristocrat
  • General
  • Judge
  • Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: AD 554 · Western Year: AD 554
    Explicit · suishu:054:s0012
  • Source Date: Text: 于謹平江陵 · Western Year: AD 554
    Explicit · zhoushu:009:s0175
  • Source Date: Text: 伐江陵 · Western Year: AD 554
    Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0056
  • Source Date: Text: 元年 · Western Year: AD 557
    Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0056
  • Source Date: Text: 後周 · Western Interval: Start: c. AD 557 · End: c. AD 581
  • Source Date: Text: 率騎五萬襲繹 · Western Year: AD 554
    Explicit event contextual date · suishu:079:s0113
  • Source Date: Text: 討劉平伏 · Western Interval: Start: AD 540 · End: AD 543
    Explicit · zhoushu:017:s0091

Family

  • Ancestor of Yu Di (于頔)
    Kinship Term: seventh-generation descendant / 七世孫 · Generation Distance: 7 · Line: paternal

Career and standing

  • Label: Grand Minister of Justice / 大司寇 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元年 · Western Year: AD 557
    Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0056
  • Label: Pillar of State / 柱國 · Action: held
    Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0056
  • Title: Duke of Yan / 燕國公 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元年 · Western Year: AD 557
    Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0056
  • Title: Duke of Yan / 燕公 · Action: held
    Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0056

Events and relationships

  • Kind: military · Role: military-commander · Action: campaigned-and-pacified · Place: Jiangling / 江陵 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: AD 554 · Western Year: AD 554
    Explicit · suishu:054:s0012
  • Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: commanded assault on Jiangling · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 伐江陵 · Western Year: AD 554
    Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0056

Source notes

References in the histories

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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
Book of Sui, Chapter 79Volume 79 Biographies 44: Imperial Affines · 1 passage
New Book of Tang, Chapter 172Volume 172 Biographies 97: Yu, Wang, Two Du's, Fan · 1 passage
Book of Zhou, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Xiaomin · 1 passage
Book of Zhou, Chapter 9Volume 9 Biographies 1: Empresses · 1 passage
Book of Zhou, Chapter 17Volume 17 Biographies 9: Liang Yu; Guo Ganhui; Yi Feng; Liu Liang; Wang De · 2 passages
Book of Zhou, Chapter 26Volume 26 Biographies 18: Zhang Sunjian; Zhangsun Shaoyuan; Younger Brother Cheng; Elder Brother Si; Hu Sizheng · 1 passage