Overview
Yuwen Kai was an official and Engineer.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 605 宇文愷置梁公堰Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 19
- AD 581 to AD 612 隋將作大匠Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 84, passage 149
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Yuwen Rutong (宇文儒童)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 149
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Director of Palace Construction 將作大匠HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 149
Places and affiliations
- Polity Sui 隋 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 19; New Book of Tang 84, passage 149
Events and relationships
- Built Duke of Liang weirEngineering · Builder · At Heyin, Gong, and Luo 河陰、鞏、洛Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 19
Assessments and attributes
- Item Duke of Liang's weir 梁公堰 · Relation BuiltDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 19
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 19
- Value historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 149
References in the histories
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