Overview
Yuwen Xian was a prince of Bi.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Zhou
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Qianyang | 乾陽 | |
| Posthumous name | the Impetuous | 剌 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 580 大象二年Cause Killed by Yang Jian after words leaked about fear he would overthrow the dynastyDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passages 75, 77
Attested activity
- AD 564 保定四年Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 70
- AD 580 大象二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 8, passage 21; Book of Zhou 13, passages 75, 77
- AD 579 大象初Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 74
- AD 578 宣政中Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 73
- AD 574 建德三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 71
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Consort Xu (徐妃)born of 生
bore 生Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 68 - Parent of Yuwen Gongdao (宇文恭道)son 子Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 77
- Parent of Yuwen Hongyi (宇文弘義)son 子Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 77
- Parent of Yuwen Shuniang (宇文樹孃)son 子Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 77
- Child of Emperor Ming of Northern Zhou (周明帝)son 男Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passages 67-68
- Sibling of Yuwen Zhen (宇文貞)Paternal half siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Zhou 13, passages 67-68
- Sibling of Yuwen Shi (宇文寔)Paternal half siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Zhou 13, passages 67-68
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- senior pillar-of-state 上柱國AD 579 大象初 · AdvancedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 74
- pillar-of-state 柱國AdvancedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 72
- governor of Yong Province 雍州牧AD 579 大象初 · Appointed · At Yong Province 雍州Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 74
- grand preceptor 太師AD 579 大象初 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 74
- grand minister of works 大司空AD 578 宣政中 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 73
- governor of Hua Province 華州刺史Appointed · At Hua Province 華州Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 72
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- commander-in-chief of Jing Province 荊州總管Transferred · At Jing Province 荊州Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 72
- Duke of Bi 畢國公AD 564 保定四年 · EnfeoffedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 70
- Prince of Bi 畢王AD 574 建德三年 · AdvancedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 71
- ImposedAD 580 大象二年 · Fief abolishedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 77
- ExecutedAD 580 大象二年 · ExecutedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passage 21
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Zhou 北周 · Relation Member ofDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passages 68-69
- At Hua Province 華州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 72
- At Jing Province 荊州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 72
Events and relationships
- KilledDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passages 75, 77
- Plotted to seize powerAD 580 大象二年 · Political · ConspiratorDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passage 21
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment forceful and resolute, with authority and strategic sense · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 76
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 68
References in the histories
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