Chen Xiwen (陳希文) | 24 Histories

Overview

Chen Xiwen was an official.

PeriodMing

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1368 to AD 1398 明初（與常遇春、徐達等同時之洪武朝事）
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 140, passage 317

Career and standing

assistant magistrate of Huaining 懷寧丞
Held
Directly stated · History of Ming 140, passage 317
severe punishment for greed 重典
Punished
Directly stated · History of Ming 140, passage 317

Places and affiliations

Ming 明
Relation Served
Strongly inferred · History of Ming 140, passage 317

Assessments and attributes

Assessment first-promoted-for-good-governance-then-punished-for-greed · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Ming 140, passage 317

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 140Volume 140 Biographies 28: Wei Guan, Tao Houzhong, Liu Shihuan, Wang Zongxian, Lu Wensui, Wang Guan, Dao Tong, Lu Xi, Qing Wensheng · 1 passage

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至如懷寧丞陳希文、宜興簿王復春，先以善政擢，已知其貪肆，旋置重典。 Chen Xiwen, assistant magistrate of Huaining, and Wang Fuchun, clerk of Yixing, were first promoted for good governance but, once their greed became known, were soon punished severely.