Overview
The translated histories identify Yuwen Zhi as an aristocrat, general, and royal family member. This record brings together 4 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yuwen Zhi | 宇文直 | Yǔwén Zhí |
| Title | Duke of Qin commandery | 秦郡公 | |
| Title | Duke of Wei | 衛國公 | |
| Title | Duke of Weiguo | 衛國公 | |
| Title | Duke of Weiguo Zhi | 衛國公直 | |
| Personal name | Yuwen Zhi | 宇文直 | Yuwen Zhi |
| Given | Zhi | 直 | Zhi |
| Personal | Zhi | 直 | Zhi |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
Roles
- Aristocrat
- General
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 光大元年 · Western Year: AD 567Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:020:s0118
- Source Date: Text: 天和二年 · Western Year: AD 567Explicit · zhoushu:046:s0155
- Source Date: Text: 武成元年三月 · Western Year: AD 559Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:004:s0081
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
- Sibling of Emperor Wu of Zhou (周武帝)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: elder
Career and standing
- Title: Duke of Wei / 衛國公 · Action: advanced · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 辛未 · Western Year: AD 560Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0130
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Northern Zhou / 周 · Relation: servedExplicit · chenshu:020:s0118
- Place: Pu Province / 蒲州 · Relation: posted-to · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 武成元年三月 · Western Year: AD 559Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0081
References in the histories
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