Overview
Yuwen Kang was a prince and Royal Family Member.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Zhou
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Qianding | 乾定 | |
| Posthumous name | the Stern | 厲 |
Life and dates
Birth
- AD 557 孝閔帝Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 13, passages 56-57
Death
- AD 575 建德五年Cause Granted death by edictDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 64
Attested activity
- AD 561 保定初Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 59
- AD 557 孝閔帝Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passages 56-57
- AD 574 建德三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passages 60-61
- AD 575 建德五年Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 64
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Lady Lu (陸夫人)born of 生
bore 生Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 57 - Parent of Yuwen Shi (宇文湜)son 子Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 65
- Child of Emperor Xiaomin (孝閔帝)son 男Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passages 56-57
Career and standing
- commander-in-chief of Li, Shi, and three other provinces and the Greater and Lesser Sword defenses 總管利始等五州、大小劍二防諸軍事AD 574 建德三年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 61
- governor of Li Province 利州刺史AD 574 建德三年 · Appointed · At Li Province 利州Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 61
- Duke of Ji 紀國公AD 561 保定初 · Enfeoffed · Fief Households 10000Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 59
- Prince of Ji 紀王AD 574 建德三年 · AdvancedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 60
- Prince of Ji the Stern 紀厲王HeldDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 57
- SentencedAD 575 建德五年 · Granted deathDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 64
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Zhou 北周 · Relation Member ofDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passages 58-59
- Polity Northern Zhou 北周 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 57
- AD 574 建德三年At Li Province 利州 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 61
Works and attributed material
- Granted deathEdict · SubjectDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 64
Events and relationships
- KilledDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 63
- Secretly plotted rebellionAD 574 to AD 575 建德三年至五年 · Political · PlotterDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 62
- Relation Patron of · Person Lu Yi (盧奕)Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 62
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment arrogant and lawless · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 62
- Item weapons of war 戎器 · Relation RepairedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 62
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passages 57-58
References in the histories
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