Yuwen Xian (齊煬王憲)

Overview

Yuwen Xian was a prince, General, and Administrator.

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Pihotu	毗賀突	Pihotu
Posthumous name	the Flamboyant	煬

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AD 559 憲時年十六 · Reckoning Sui
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 326

AD 557 世宗即位
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 314
AD 561 to AD 565 保定中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passages 2, 4, 7, 9-10
AD 568 天和三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 11
AD 570 天和五年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passages 15-16, 18, 21
AD 569 天和四年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 13
AD 557 孝閔帝踐阼
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 313

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AD 553 平蜀之後
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passages 316, 319, 324
AD 559 武成初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passages 315, 325-326, 328
AD 554 魏恭帝元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 312

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Yuwen Yong (高祖)
elder brother 兄 · Paternal half siblings · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 12, passages 301, 304, 317-318, 321
Kin of Yuwen Hu (宇文護)
elder brother 兄
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 21
Child of Yuwen Tai (太祖)
son 子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 301

Pillar of State 柱國
AD 559 武成初後尋 · Advanced
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 328
governor of Yong Province 雍州牧
AD 561 to AD 565 保定中 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 2
administering the junior grand chancellorate 治小冢宰
AD 568 天和三年 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 11
grand marshal 大司馬
AD 568 天和三年 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 11
Director with Threefold Parity 開府儀同三司
AD 557 孝閔帝踐阼 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 313
General-in-Chief of Agile Cavalry 驃騎大將軍
AD 557 孝閔帝踐阼 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 313

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Commander-in-Chief of Yi Province 益州總管
AD 559 武成初 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 315
Governor of Yi Province 益州刺史
AD 559 武成初 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 315
military authority over twenty-four provinces including Yi, Ning, Ba, and Lu 益寧巴瀘等二十四州諸軍事
AD 559 武成初 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 315
governor of Yong Province 雍州牧
AD 568 天和三年 · Concurrent
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 11
Grand General 大將軍
AD 557 世宗即位 · Granted
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 314
Duke of Qi 齊國公
AD 559 武成初 · Advanced · Fief Households 10000
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 315
Duke of Ancheng commandery 安城郡公
AD 554 魏恭帝元年 · Advanced
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 312
Duke of Fucheng county 涪城縣公
Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 303

Polity Northern Zhou 周 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passages 2, 313
Polity Western Wei 魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 312
AD 561 to AD 565 保定中
At the capital 京 · Relation Recalled to
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 2
AD 561 to AD 565 保定中
At Yong Province 雍州 · Relation Posted to
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 2
AD 559 武成初
At Yi Province 益州 · Relation Posted to
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 315

Subject the Odes and Documents 詩、傳 · With Person Id Yuwen Yong (高祖)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 304

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Addressed to Yuwen Hu (宇文護)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passages 21-22
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Addressed to Yuwen Tai (太祖)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passages 307-308, 322-323

Asked to govern Shu
AD 553 平蜀之後 · Political · Volunteer · With Yuwen Tai (太祖)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passages 316-324
Chose piebald horse
Gift · Recipient · With Yuwen Tai (太祖)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passages 305-306
Crossed Luo intercepted Hulu who fled
AD 570 天和五年 · Military · Commander · With Hulu Mingyue (斛律明月)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 15
Encamped
AD 561 to AD 565 保定中 · Military · Commander · At Mount Mang 邙山 · With Daxi Wu (達奚武), Wang Xiong (王雄)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 4
Led troops through Yiyang built five cities cut supplies
AD 569 天和四年 · Military · Commander · At Yiyang 宜陽 · With Li Mu (李穆)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 13
Proposed Hu go to Tong while Xian leads van
AD 570 天和五年 · Deliberation · Adviser · With Yuwen Hu (宇文護)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passages 21-23

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Pursued to Anye fought repeatedly returned
AD 570 天和五年 · Military · Commander · At Anye 安業 · With Hulu Mingyue (斛律明月)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 16
Rallied troops after Wang Xiong fell
AD 561 to AD 565 保定中 · Military · Commander · With Wang Xiong (王雄)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 12, passage 9
Hunt · Son commemorated · At Longshang 隴上 · With Yuwen Tai (太祖)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passages 310-311

Assessment cherished by the people of Shu, who jointly erected a stele praising his virtue · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 327
Assessment insight extraordinary; will become a pillar of the state · Mode quotation Speaker Yuwen Tai (太祖)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 309
Assessment skilled at comforting and pacifying; attentive to governance; heard lawsuits without tiring · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 326
quick and perceptive, with breadth of mind; striking spirit and bearing even in childhood
Character
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 302
Item piebald horse from the government pasture 駁馬 · Relation Bestowed · From Person Id Yuwen Tai (太祖)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passages 310-311
Item piebald horse 駁馬 · Relation Chose · From Person Id Yuwen Tai (太祖)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passages 305-306