Ancient China · Official

Earl of Shen 申伯

Shen Bo

Attested BC 827 - BC 782

Passages: 7
Chapters: 5
Histories: 3

Overview

Earl of Shen was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 827 to BC 782 周之申伯
Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 109, passage 221
BC 800 周之申伯
Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 76, passage 145
BC 827 to BC 782 周宣王之世
Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 31, passage 143

Key source chapters

Book of Han, Chapter 96 Volume 85: Gu Yong and Du Ye 2 passages
Book of Jin, Chapter 109 Volume 109 Records 9: Murong Huang 2 passages
Book of Han, Chapter 76 Volume 65: Dongfang Shuo 1 passage
Book of Later Han, Chapter 31 Volume 28a: Biographies of Huan Tan; Feng Yan 1 passage
Book of Later Han, Chapter 76 Volume 69: Biographies of Dou, He 1 passage

Career and standing

frontier fief 籓
Held
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 221

Places and affiliations

Polity Zhou 周 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 221

Assessments and attributes

Assessment worthy maternal uncle who did not grasp court power · Mode quotation Speaker Murong Huang (慕容皝)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passages 221, 253

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 76Volume 65: Dongfang Shuo · 1 passage

譬若以周、邵為丞相，孔丘為御史大夫，太公為將軍，畢公高拾遺於後，弁嚴子為衛尉，皋陶為大理，後稷為司農，伊尹為少府，子贛使外國，顏、閔為博士，子夏為太常，益為右扶風，季路為執金吾，契為鴻臚，龍逢為宗正，伯夷為京兆，管仲為馮翊，魯般為將作，仲山甫為光祿，申伯為太僕，延陵季子為水衡，百里奚為典屬國，柳下惠為大長秋，史魚為司直，蘧伯玉為太傅，孔父為詹事，孫叔敖為諸侯相，子產為郡守，王慶忌為期門，夏育為鼎官，羿為旄頭，宋萬為式道候。」 Imagine the Duke of Zhou and the Duke of Shao as your chancellors; Confucius as chief censor; the Grand Duke as commander; Duke Bi Gao as court remonstrant; Bian Zhuangzi as captain of the guard; Gao Yao as chief judge; Hou Ji as minister of agriculture; Yi Yin as palace treasurer; Zigong as foreign envoy; Yan Hui and Min Ziqian as court scholars; Zixia as master of rites; Yi as western capital intendant; Zilu as capital commandant; Xie as master of guest ceremonies; Guan Longpeng as keeper of the imperial genealogy; the minister Boyi as metropolitan governor; Guan Zhong as northern capital intendant; Lu Ban as chief engineer; Zhong Shanfu as palace chamberlain; the Earl of Shen as master of the horse; Prince Jizi of Yanling as keeper of parks and waters; Baili Xi as commissioner for dependent peoples; Liuxia Hui as chamberlain to the empress; Shi Yu as censor of conduct; Qu Boyu as grand tutor; Kong Fu as supervisor of the heir apparent's household; Sunshu Ao as chancellor to the feudal lords; Zichan as commandery governor; Prince Qingji as a palace gate guard; Xia Yu as cauldron officer; Yi the Archer as vanguard officer; and Song Wan as road-clearing scout."

Book of Han, Chapter 96Volume 85: Gu Yong and Du Ye · 2 passages

百官盤互，親疏相錯，骨肉大臣有申伯之忠，洞洞屬屬，小心畏忌，無重合、安陽、博陸之亂。 The bureaucracy is a web of kin and stranger, yet your kinsmen-ministers show the loyalty of Shen Bo—solemn, cautious, nothing like the Chonge, Huo, or Han clique rebellions.

永陳三七之戒，斯為忠焉，至其引申伯以阿鳳，隙平阿於車騎，指金、火以求合，可謂諒不足而談有餘者。 Gu Yong's "three-seven" warning was true loyalty; yet he cited Shen Bo to flatter Wang Feng, sowed strife with Ping'a, and read Venus and Mars to suit his patrons—candor thin, words many.

Book of Later Han, Chapter 31Volume 28a: Biographies of Huan Tan; Feng Yan · 1 passage

昔周宣中興之主，齊桓霸強之君耳，猶有申伯、召虎、夷吾、吉甫攘其蝥賊，安其疆宇。 King Xuan and Duke Huan were only restorer and hegemon, yet they needed Shen Bo, Zhao Hu, Guan Zhong, and Yin Jifu to scourge pests and secure the frontier.

Book of Later Han, Chapter 76Volume 69: Biographies of Dou, He · 1 passage

雖周之申伯，何足道哉！ Even Shen Bo of Zhou would pale beside you!

Book of Jin, Chapter 109Volume 109 Records 9: Murong Huang · 2 passages

是以周之申伯號稱賢舅，以其身籓於外，不握朝權。 Shen Bo of Zhou was praised as a worthy maternal uncle because he held a frontier fief and did not grasp court power.

以吾觀之，若功就事舉，必享申伯之名； In my view, if your work succeeds you will enjoy Shen Bo's fame;