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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · zhoushu:003:s0079, zhoushu:009:s0001
- Sex: maleExplicit · zhoushu:004:s0132
Roles
- Aristocrat
- Envoy
- General
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 保定五年二月 · Western Year: AD 565Explicit · zhoushu:009:s0050
- Source Date: Text: 元年二月甲午 · Western Year: AD 557Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0079
- Source Date: Text: 辛未 · Western Year: AD 560Explicit 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 557Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0079
- Title: Duke of Xu / 許國公 · Action: advanced · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 辛未 · Western Year: AD 560Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0132
References in the histories
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