Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Aristocrat and Envoy

Yuwen Gui 宇文貴

Attested AD 557 - AD 565

Passages
3
Chapters
3
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Yuwen Gui as an aristocrat, envoy, and general. This record brings together 3 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Yuwen Gui 宇文貴 Yuwen Gui
Title Duke of Huazheng 化政公
Title Duke of Xu 許國公
Title Duke of Xu 許國公 Xu guo gong
Surname Yuwen 宇文
Personal name Yuwen Gui 宇文貴 Yuwen Gui

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Aristocrat
  • Envoy
  • General

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 保定五年二月 · Western Year: AD 565
    Explicit · zhoushu:009:s0050
  • Source Date: Text: 元年二月甲午 · Western Year: AD 557
    Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0079
  • Source Date: Text: 辛未 · Western Year: AD 560
    Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:004:s0132

Career and standing

  • Label: Pillar of State / 柱國 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元年二月甲午 · Western Year: AD 557
    Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0079
  • Title: Duke of Xu / 許國公 · Action: advanced · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 辛未 · Western Year: AD 560
    Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0132

References in the histories

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Book of Zhou, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Xiaomin · 1 passage
Book of Zhou, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Emperor Ming · 1 passage
Book of Zhou, Chapter 9Volume 9 Biographies 1: Empresses · 1 passage