Overview
Yuwen Zhong was an aristocrat, Official, and Royal Family Member.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Zhou
Life and dates
Death
- At Dai 代Directly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passage 155
Attested activity
- AD 561 保定初Directly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passages 156-157
- AD 520 to AD 560 卒於代Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 10, passage 155
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Emperor De (德皇帝)paternal cousin 從父兄 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passage 154
- Parent of Yuwen Xing (宇文興)son 子Directly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passages 158, 220
Origins and identity
- Line Yuwen imperial clan · Relation MemberDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passage 154
Career and standing
- commander-in-chief over Yan, Ping, and ten other provinces 燕平等十州諸軍事AD 561 保定初 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passage 156
- commissioner bearing credentials 使持節AD 561 保定初 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passage 156
- governor-general 大都督AD 561 保定初 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passage 156
- grand minister of education 大司徒AD 561 保定初 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passage 156
- grand tutor 太傅AD 561 保定初 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passage 156
- inspector of Yan Province 燕州刺史AD 561 保定初 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passage 156
Show 3 more source-backed claims
- pillar-of-state general 柱國大將軍AD 561 保定初 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passage 156
- Duke of Yuguo 虞國公AD 561 保定初 · Posthumously enfeoffed · Households 3000Directly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passage 157
- Duke of Yuguo 虞國公AD 561 保定初 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passage 157
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Zhou 北周 · Relation Posthumously honored byDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passages 156-157
- At Dai 代 · Relation Died inDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passage 155
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 10, passage 154
References in the histories
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