Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General and Official

Han Xiong 韓雄

Attested AD 535 - AD 568

Passages: 29
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Han Xiong was a general and Official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Changed name	Yuwen	宇文	Yuwen
Courtesy name	Mulan	木蘭	Mulan

Life and dates

Death

At at his garrison 于鎮
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 128

Attested activity

AD 535 大統初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 43, passage 87
AD 568 天和三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 43, passage 128
AD 557 孝閔帝踐阼
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 43, passage 122

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Descendant of Han Jing (韓景)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 84
Sibling of Elder Brother of Han Xiong (韓雄兄)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 92
Child of Father of Han Xiong (韓雄父)
father 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 43, passage 84
Parent of Han Qin (韓禽)
son 子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 131
Spouse of Wife of Han Xiong (韓雄妻)
wife 妻
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 92

Career and standing

Governor of Zhong Province 中州刺史
AD 558 世宗二年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 123
posthumous Great General 贈大將軍
Posthumously granted
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 129
Duke of Xinyi Commandery 新義郡公
AD 557 孝閔帝踐阼 · Advanced
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 122
Succession
Succeeded by son · With Han Qin (韓禽)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 131

Places and affiliations

Polity Name Western Wei 西魏 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 43, passage 101
At Dongyuan in Henan 河南東垣
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 83

Events and relationships

Ambushed and beheaded Guo Shulue
Military · Assassin · With Guo Shulue (郭叔略)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passages 117, 119
Fought forty five battles on the frontier
Military · Participant
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 126
Raised troops west of Luo
AD 535 大統初 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 87

Assessments and attributes

Assessment excelled at strong-bow archery; weaker than Chen Xin at winning troops by largesse · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passages 165-166

Source notes

Elder brother, wife, and children were captured together; children unnamed and uncounted (妻子).
Field captured-family
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 92
AD 557 孝閔帝踐阼
To Yuwen 宇文
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 122

References in the histories

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History

29 passages

Book of Zhou, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 35: Li Yansun; Wei You; Han Xiong; Chen Xin; Wei Xuan · 29 passages

李延孫韋祐韓雄陳忻魏玄 Biographies of Li Yansun, Wei You, Han Xiong, Chen Xin, and Wei Xuan

韓雄字木蘭，河南東垣人也。 Han Xiong, whose courtesy name was Mulan, came from Dongyuan in Henan.

雄少敢勇，膂力絕人，工騎射，有將率材略。 From youth Xiong was bold and fearless, with extraordinary strength; he excelled at mounted archery and showed the makings of a commander.

及魏孝武西遷，雄便慷慨有立功之志。 When Emperor Xiaowu of Wei withdrew to the west, Xiong was seized by a passionate desire to win distinction.

東魏洛州刺史韓賢以狀聞，鄴乃遣其軍司慕容紹宗率兵與賢合勢討雄。 Han Xian, Eastern Wei's governor of Luo province, reported the situation to the capital; Ye sent its army commander Murong Shaozong with troops to join Xian in suppressing Xiong.

戰數十合，雄兵略盡，兄及妻子皆為賢所獲，將以為戮。 After dozens of clashes Xiong's force was nearly spent; Xian captured his elder brother, wife, and children and prepared to execute them.

乃遣人告雄曰：「若雄至，皆免之。」 He sent word to Xiong: "If you surrender, they will all be spared."

雄與其所親謀曰：「奮不顧身以立功名者，本望上申忠義，下榮親戚。 Xiong consulted his closest followers: "Men who risk everything for glory do so hoping to prove their loyalty above and bring honor to their families below.

時太祖在弘農，雄至上謁。 The Grand Ancestor was then at Hongnong; Xiong went to present himself before him.

遣雄還鄉里，更圖進取。 He sent Xiong home to plan the next advance.

雄乃招集義衆，進逼洛州。 Xiong rallied loyal volunteers and advanced on Luo province.

俄而領軍獨孤信大軍繼至，雄遂從信入洛陽。 Soon the army commander Dugu Xin arrived with the main force, and Xiong entered Luoyang with him.

時東魏將侯景等圍蓼塢，雄擊走之。 When Eastern Wei generals including Hou Jing besieged Liaowu, Xiong attacked and drove them away.

邙山之役，太祖命雄率衆邀齊神武於隘道。 At Mount Mang the Grand Ancestor ordered Xiong to ambush Gao Huan in a defile.

神武怒，命三軍併力取雄。 Enraged, Gao Huan ordered all three armies to concentrate on capturing Xiong.

雄突圍得免。 Xiong broke out of the encirclement and escaped.

太祖以雄劬勞積年，乃徵入朝，屢加賞勞。 Because Xiong had served strenuously on the frontier for many years, the Grand Ancestor summoned him to court and rewarded him again and again.

東魏東雍州刺史郭叔略與雄接境，頗為邊患。 Guo Shulue, Eastern Wei's governor of East Yong province, held a neighboring post and was a persistent threat on the border.

雄密圖之，乃輕將十騎，夜入其境，伏於道側。 Xiong laid a secret plan: with only ten horsemen he entered enemy territory by night and hid beside the road.

略出馳之，雄自後射之，再發咸中，遂斬略首。 Shulue rode out in pursuit; Xiong shot him from behind, both arrows struck home, and he cut off Shulue's head.

孝閔帝踐阼，進爵新義郡公，增邑通前三千八百戶，賜姓宇文氏。 When Emperor Xiaomin took the throne, Xiong was raised to Duke of Xinyi, his fief increased to a total of three thousand eight hundred households, and he was granted the surname Yuwen.

雄久在邊，具知敵人虛實。 Long service on the frontier had taught him the enemy's strengths and weaknesses in full.

前後經四十五戰，雖時有勝負，而雄志氣益壯。 He fought forty-five battles in all; win or lose, his fighting spirit only grew bolder.

諡曰威。 He was given the posthumous name Wei.

及大軍西還，復與韓雄等依山合勢，破東魏三城，斬其金門郡守方臺洛。 When the main army withdrew west, he joined Han Xiong and others in a mountain offensive, took three Eastern Wei cities, and slew Fang Tailuo, administrator of Jinmen commandery.

忻與韓雄等恆令間諜覘其動靜，齊兵每至，輒擊破之。 Xin and Han Xiong constantly sent spies to watch him, and whenever Qi troops appeared they were beaten back.

忻與韓雄里閈姻婭，少相親昵。 Xin and Han Xiong were neighbors and kin by marriage and had been close since youth.

雖竝有武力，至於挽強射中，忻不如雄； Though both were men of great physical power, Xin could not match Xiong in drawing the heavy bow and hitting the mark;

散財施惠，得士衆心，則雄不如忻。 but in giving freely and winning the loyalty of his men, Xiong could not equal Xin.