Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Prince of Qin; official

Yuwen Bi 宇文贄

First attested AD 574; died AD 581

Passages: 5
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Yuwen Bi was a prince of Qin; official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Yuwen Zan	贄
Courtesy name	Qianxin	乾信

Life and dates

Death

AD 581 大象末
Cause Killed by Yang Jian
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 264

Attested activity

AD 580 大象二年五月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 8, passages 7, 22
AD 580 大象二年八月丙子
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 8, passage 47
AD 581 大象末
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 264
AD 574 建德三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 262

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Consort Kuhan (厙汗姬)
born of 生
bore 生
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 84
Parent of Yuwen Jingzhi (宇文靖智)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 264
Parent of Yuwen Jingren (宇文靖仁)
younger brother 弟
son 子
Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 13, passage 264
Child of Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou (周武)
son 男
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passages 83-84
Sibling of Yuwen Yun (宇文允)
Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 84

Key source chapters

Career and standing

grand counsellor 大冢宰
AD 580 大象二年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passage 22
superior pillar-of-state 上柱國
AD 580 大象二年五月 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passage 7
grand right assistant 大右弼
AD 580 大象二年八月丙子 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passage 47
grand right assistant 大右弼
Held
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 263
grand steward 大冢宰
Held
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 263
senior pillar-of-state 上柱國
Held
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 263

Show 3 more source-backed claims

Duke of Qin 秦國公
Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 261
Prince of Qin 秦王
AD 574 建德三年 · Advanced
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 262
Imposed
AD 581 大象末 · Fief abolished
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 264

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Zhou 北周 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passages 84, 260

Events and relationships

Killed
AD 581 大象末 · Political · Victim · With Emperor Wen of Sui (隋文帝)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 264

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 84

References in the histories

Book of Zhou, Chapter 8Volume 8 Annals 8: Emperor Jing · 3 passages

柱國、漢王贊為上柱國、右大丞相，上柱國、揚州總管、隨國公楊堅為假黃鉞、左大丞相，柱國、秦王贄為上柱國。 Pillar-of-State Yuwen Zan, Prince of Han, was made superior pillar-of-state and right grand chancellor; Superior Pillar-of-State Yang Jian, Duke of Sui and inspector-general of Yang Province, received acting yellow battle-axe and was made left grand chancellor; and Pillar-of-State Yuwen Bi, Prince of Qin, was made superior pillar-of-state.

以上柱國秦王贄為大冢宰，杞國公椿為大司徒。 Superior Pillar-of-State Yuwen Bi, Prince of Qin, was made grand counsellor; Yuwen Chun, Duke of Qi, was made grand minister of education.

丙子，以漢王贊為太師，上柱國并州總管申國公李穆為太傅，宋王實為大前疑，秦王贄為大右弼，燕國公于寔為大左輔。 On bingzi day Yuwen Zan, Prince of Han, was made grand preceptor; Superior Pillar-of-State Li Mu, Duke of Shen and inspector-general of Bing Province, grand tutor; Yuwen Shi, Prince of Song, grand front advisor; Yuwen Bi, Prince of Qin, grand right assistant; and Yu Shi, Duke of Yan, grand left assistant.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 13Volume 13 Biographies 5: Princes of Wen, Xiaomin, Wu, and Xuan · 2 passages

李皇后生宣帝、漢王贊，厙汗姬生秦王贄、曹王允，馮姬生道王充，薛世婦生蔡王兌，鄭姬生荊王元。 Empress Li bore Emperor Xuan and Prince of Han Zan; Consort Kuhan bore Prince of Qin Zan and Prince of Cao Yun; Lady Feng bore Prince of Dao Chong; Lady Xue bore Prince of Cai Dui; Lady Zheng bore Prince of Jing Yuan.

秦王贄，字乾信。 Prince of Qin Yuwen Zan, styled Qianxin.