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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · suishu:054:s0012, suishu:079:s0113, zhoushu:003:s0056, zhoushu:009:s0001, zhoushu:017:s0091
- Sex: maleExplicit · xintangshu:172:s0002, zhoushu:026:s0056
Roles
- Aristocrat
- General
- Judge
- Official
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: AD 554 · Western Year: AD 554Explicit · suishu:054:s0012
- Source Date: Text: 于謹平江陵 · Western Year: AD 554Explicit · zhoushu:009:s0175
- Source Date: Text: 伐江陵 · Western Year: AD 554Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0056
- Source Date: Text: 元年 · Western Year: AD 557Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0056
- Source Date: Text: 後周 · Western Interval: Start: c. AD 557 · End: c. AD 581Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0002
- Source Date: Text: 率騎五萬襲繹 · Western Year: AD 554Explicit event contextual date · suishu:079:s0113
- Source Date: Text: 討劉平伏 · Western Interval: Start: AD 540 · End: AD 543Explicit · 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 557Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0056
- Label: Pillar of State / 柱國 · Action: heldExplicit · zhoushu:026:s0056
- Title: Duke of Yan / 燕國公 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元年 · Western Year: AD 557Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0056
- Title: Duke of Yan / 燕公 · Action: heldExplicit · 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 554Explicit · suishu:054:s0012
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: commanded assault on Jiangling · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 伐江陵 · Western Year: AD 554Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0056
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · xintangshu:172:s0002
References in the histories
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