Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Chen Shujian 陳叔堅

Attested AD 572 - AD 582

Passages: 6
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Chen Shujian was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 582 叔陵之叛
Directly stated · Book of Chen 36, passage 55
AD 572 太建四年
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 234

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Chen Shuling (陳叔陵)
brothers 兄弟 · Paternal half siblings
Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 36, passages 5, 55
Child of Chen Xu (陳頊)
father 父
Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 36, passages 5, 55

Key source chapters

Career and standing

general of resolute declaration 宣毅將軍
AD 572 太建四年 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 234

Events and relationships

Seized and bound Shuling
AD 582 叔陵之叛 · Rescue · Restrainer · With Chen Shuling (陳叔陵)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 36, passages 55, 79

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 16Volume 16: Zhao Zhili; Cai Jingli; Liu Shizhi; Xie Qi · 3 passages

秩滿，遷戎昭將軍、宣毅長沙王長史、[6]尋陽太守，行江州府事，以疾辭，遂不行。 At the end of his term, he became martial-illustrious general, chief administrator to the Prince of Changsha, general who proclaims resolve, and administrator of Xunyang, acting over Jiangzhou; he pleaded illness and did not take up the post. [6]

宣毅長沙王長史「宣毅」汲本作「宣豫」，殿本依北監本作「宣義」。 On "chief administrator to the Xuan-yi Prince of Changsha": Ji reads Xuan-yu; Hall follows the Northern Supervisory with Xuan-yi (alternate graph).

按長沙王陳叔堅於太建四年為宣毅將軍，作「宣毅」是。 Prince of Changsha Chen Shujian became general of resolute declaration in Taijian year 4, so writing "xuan-yi" (resolute declaration) is correct.

Book of Chen, Chapter 36Volume 36: Chen Shuling, Prince of Shixing; Chen Bogu, Prince of Xin'an · 3 passages

長沙王叔堅手搤叔陵，奪去其刀，仍牽就柱，以其褶袖縛之。 Prince of Changsha Chen Shujian grappled Shuling, snatched away his knife, dragged him to a pillar, and bound him with his own robe sleeve.

時吳媼已扶後主避賊，叔堅求後主所在，將受命焉。 By then Lady Wu had helped the Last Ruler escape; Shujian looked for the Last Ruler to receive orders.

賴長沙王叔堅誠孝懇至，英果奮發，手加挫拉，身蔽聖躬。 Only Prince of Changsha Chen Shujian, utterly earnest in loyalty, seized him with his own hands and shielded the emperor with his body.