Overview
The translated histories identify Yuwen Sheng as an aristocrat and royal family member. This record brings together 6 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yuwen Sheng | 宇文盛 | Yuwen Sheng |
| Title | Duke of Yue | 越國公 | |
| Title | Prince of Yue | 越王 | |
| Given | Sheng | 盛 | Sheng |
| Descriptive kinship | Younger brother of the emperor | 皇弟 | |
| Personal name | Yuwen Sheng | 宇文盛 | Yuwen Sheng |
| Personal | Yuwen Sheng | 盛 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · zhoushu:004:s0131
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · zhoushu:008:s0012, zhoushu:008:s0016
Roles
- Aristocrat
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 大象二年七月 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:008:s0039
- Source Date: Text: 大象二年七月庚子 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:008:s0031
- Source Date: Text: 大象二年六月 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:008:s0012, zhoushu:008:s0016
- Source Date: Text: 辛未 · Western Year: AD 560Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:004:s0131
Family
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- Child of Emperor Wen of Zhou (周文帝)Kinship Term: imperial younger brother / 皇弟 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Line: paternal
- Sibling of Emperor Ming of Northern Zhou (周明帝)Kinship Term: imperial younger brother / 皇弟 · Shared Parentage: uncertain · Subject Relative Age: elder
Career and standing
- Title: Duke of Yue / 越國公 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 辛未 · Western Year: AD 560Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0131
- Title: 盛 / 越國公 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 辛未 · Western Year: AD 560Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0131
- Label: exemption from hurrying at court; sword and shoes in audience / 入朝不趨，劍履上殿 · Action: granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象二年七月庚子 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit · zhoushu:008:s0031
- Status: executed · Action: executed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象二年七月 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit · zhoushu:008:s0039
Events and relationships
- Kind: political · Role: participant · Action: came-to-court · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象二年六月 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit · zhoushu:008:s0012, zhoushu:008:s0016
- Kind: political · Role: conspirator · Action: plotted-to-seize-power · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象二年七月 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit · zhoushu:008:s0039
References in the histories
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