Overview
The translated histories identify Yuwen Xin as an aristocrat, general, and official. This record brings together 3 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Found inBook of SuiBook of Zhou
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yuwen Xin | 宇文忻 | Yuwen Xin |
| Title | Duke of Huazheng | 化政公 | |
| Title | Duke of Ying | 英國公 | |
| Surname | Yuwen | 宇文 | |
| Personal name | Yuwen Xin | 宇文忻 | |
| Personal | Yuwen Xin | 宇文忻 | |
| Personal | Yuwen Xin | 忻 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · suishu:052:s0012
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · zhoushu:008:s0077
Roles
- Aristocrat
- General
- Official
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 周末 · Western Interval: Start: AD 577 · End: AD 581Explicit · suishu:052:s0012
- Source Date: Text: 大象二年九月庚戌 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:008:s0077, zhoushu:008:s0078
Career and standing
- Label: superior pillar-of-state / 上柱國 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象二年九月庚戌 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit · zhoushu:008:s0077
- Title: Duke of Ying / 英國公 · Action: promoted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象二年九月 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit · zhoushu:008:s0078
References in the histories
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