Overview
Yuwen Zhen was a Royal Family Member and Aristocrat.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Zhou
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Mi'etu | 彌俄突 | Mi'etu |
| Posthumous name | Duke of Song the Exalted | 宋獻公 | Song Xiangong |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 550 大統十六年Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 154
Age
- 10Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 151
Attested activity
- AD 550 大統十六年Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passages 153-154
- AD 540 to AD 550 幼而敏達Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 13, passages 151-152
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Daughter of Emperor Wen of Wei (魏文帝女)married 尚 · Marriage · AD 550 大統十六年Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 154
- Parent of Yuwen Shi (寔)heir 嗣 · Adoptive parentageDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 157
- Child of Yuwen Tai (文帝)son 子Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 3
- Kinship Role sons · Count 0 · Negated trueDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 157
Origins and identity
- Lineage Yuwen 宇文Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 150
Career and standing
- governor of Qing Province 青州刺史AD 561 保定元年 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 155
- grand marshal 大司馬AD 561 保定元年 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 155
- junior preceptor 少師AD 561 保定元年 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 155
- pillar-of-state grand general 柱國大將軍AD 561 保定元年 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 155
- Duke of Wuyi 武邑公AD 550 大統十六年 · Enfeoffed · Households 2000Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 153
- Duke of Song 宋國公AD 561 保定元年 · Posthumously advanced · Households 10000Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 156
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- posthumous grants including bearer of the staff of authority, pillar-of-state grand general, junior preceptor, grand marshal, grand governor, commander of Qing-Xu and other ten provinces, and Qing province governor 使持節、柱國大將軍、少師、大司馬、大都督、青徐等十州諸軍事、青州刺史AD 561 保定元年 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 155
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Zhou 北周 · Relation Member ofStrongly inferred · Book of Zhou 13, passage 3
Learning and skills
- RecitedSubjects Classic of Filial Piety 孝經, Analects 論語, Mao Odes 毛詩Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 151
- StudiedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 152
Assessments and attributes
- clever and perceptive from childhoodCharacterDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 151
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 150
References in the histories
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