Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Statesman

Yuwen Hu 宇文護

Died AD 572

Passages
26
Chapters
10
Histories
3

Overview

The translated histories identify Yuwen Hu as an aristocrat, general, official, and royal family member. This record brings together 26 passages from 10 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Yuwen Hu 宇文護 Yuwen Hu
Title Duke of Jin 晉公 Jin gong
Title Duke of Jin 晉國公 Jin guo gong
Title Duke of Jin 晉公
Title Duke of Jin Hu 晉公護
Title Grand Minister of State 大冢宰
Given Hu Hu
Personal Hu Hu
Surname Yuwen 宇文
Personal name Yuwen Hu 宇文護 Yuwen Hu
Personal name Yuwen Hu 宇文護
Title Zhou's chief minister 周冢宰

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Aristocrat
  • General
  • Official
  • Royal Family Member
  • Statesman

Life and dates

Death

  • Manner: execution · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 建德初 · Western Year: AD 572
    Explicit · zhoushu:009:s0171

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 二年春正月乙未 · Western Year: AD 558
    Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:004:s0024
  • Source Date: Text: 信為宇文護所誅 · Western Interval: Start: AD 557 · End: AD 572
    Explicit event contextual date · suishu:079:s0037, suishu:079:s0069
  • Source Date: Text: 周冢宰執政 · Western Interval: Start: AD 560 · End: AD 572
    Explicit · chenshu:029:s0090
  • Source Date: Text: 周大塚宰宇文護 · Western Interval: Start: AD 561 · End: AD 572
    Explicit event contextual date · suishu:061:s0007
  • Source Date: Text: 大塚宰宇文護 · Western Interval: Start: AD 557 · End: AD 572
    Strongly inferred · suishu:054:s0095
  • Source Date: Text: 大塚宰宇文護引為中外兵曹 (context, cf. part-a s0095) · Western Interval: Start: AD 557 · End: AD 572
    Explicit · suishu:054:s0149
  • Source Date: Text: 宇文護執政 · Western Interval: Start: AD 557 · End: AD 572
    Explicit · suishu:052:s0125
  • Source Date: Text: 建德初 · Western Year: AD 572
    Explicit · zhoushu:009:s0171
  • Source Date: Text: 建德初 · Western Year: AD 572
    Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:023:s0376, zhoushu:023:s0377
  • Source Date: Text: 晉公護 · Western Interval: Start: AD 557 · End: AD 572
  • Source Date: Text: 晉公護東討 · Western Interval: Start: AD 557 · End: AD 572
    Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:021:s0108
  • Source Date: Text: 晉公護聞可孝行 · Western Interval: Start: AD 557 · End: AD 572
  • Source Date: Text: 武成元年春正月己酉 · Western Year: AD 559
    Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:004:s0194
  • Source Date: Text: 秋九月 · Western Year: AD 557
    Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:004:s0009, zhoushu:004:s0010

Family

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  • Child of Yuwen Xun (宇文訓)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Inverse: true · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
  • Parent of Princess Xinxing (新興公主)
    Kinship Term: daughter / 女 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: daughter
  • Child of Lady Yan (閻氏)
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son · Line: maternal
  • Parent of Yuwen Xun (宇文訓)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

  • Label: Grand Tutor / 太師 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二年春正月乙未 · Western Year: AD 558
    Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0024
  • Label: governor-general of Yong Province / 雍州牧 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 夏四月己巳 · Western Year: AD 558
    Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0042
  • Label: Grand Steward of the Tomb / 大塚宰 · Action: held · Polity: Zhou / 周

Events and relationships

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment: treated Li Che with great courtesy because Che was careful, honest, and talented · Provenance: Mode: narrator-report
    Explicit · suishu:054:s0170

References in the histories

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Book of Chen, Chapter 29Volume 29: Zong Yuanrao; Sima Shen; Mao Xi; Cai Zheng · 1 passage
Book of Sui, Chapter 52Volume 52 Biographies 17: Han Qinhu, He Ruobi · 1 passage
Book of Sui, Chapter 54Volume 54 Biographies 19: Wang Zhangshu, Li Yan, Yi Louqian, Tian Rengong, Yuan Heng, Du Zheng, Li Che, Cui Peng · 6 passages
Book of Sui, Chapter 61Volume 61 Biographies 26: Yu Wenshu, Guo Yan · 1 passage
Book of Sui, Chapter 79Volume 79 Biographies 44: Imperial Affines · 2 passages
Book of Zhou, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Emperor Ming · 6 passages
Book of Zhou, Chapter 9Volume 9 Biographies 1: Empresses · 1 passage
Book of Zhou, Chapter 21Volume 21 Biographies 13: Wei Chijiong; Wang Qian; Sima Xiaonan · 2 passages
Book of Zhou, Chapter 23Volume 23 Biographies 15: Su Chuo · 1 passage
Book of Zhou, Chapter 46Volume 46 Biographies 38: Filial Piety · 5 passages