Overview
Zun was an official and Calligrapher.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Wei
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 460 to AD 490 官至尚書郎、濮陽太守Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 51, passage 26
- AD 454 興光初Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 51, passage 24
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Bing (秉)brother 兄弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Wei 51, passages 23-24
- Sibling of Yi (依)brother 兄弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Wei 51, passages 23-24
- Sibling of Chi (持)brother 兄弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Wei 51, passages 23-24
- Parent of Sengyan (僧演)son 子Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 27
- Child of Dou Jin (竇瑾)youngest son 少子Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 24
Career and standing
- Administrator of Puyang 濮陽太守HeldDirectly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 26
- Gentleman of the Masters of Writing 尚書郎HeldDirectly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 26
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 26
- At Puyang 濮陽 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 26
Learning and skills
- Skill regular and seal script calligraphy 楷篆 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 25
Events and relationships
- Escaped execution by hidingAD 454 興光初 · Legal · FugitiveDated from the passage context · Book of Wei 51, passage 24
- Wrote most northern capital stele and palace inscriptionsScholarly · Calligrapher · At northern capital 北京Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 25
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment accepted many bribes · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 26
References in the histories
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