Overview
He Shikai was an official and Courtier.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Northern QiBook of Sui
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Yantong | 彥通 | Yàntōng |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 571 其年七月二十五日beheaded 斬之 · Age Value: 48Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passages 96, 99
- AD 571 和士開死後Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 189
- AD 570 to AD 571 士開死Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 94
- Strangled · At inner secretariat 內省Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 40, passage 52
Age
- 48Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 99
Attested activity
- AD 565 to AD 568 after Wucheng deathStrongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 101
- AD 568 世祖崩Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passages 72, 84
- AD 561 to AD 573 世祖朝至被殺Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 40, passages 10, 52
- AD 571 其年七月二十五日Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 50, passages 91, 96
- AD 550 to AD 577 和士開亦重其名Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 77, passage 30
- AD 565 to AD 571 和士開以佞幸Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 26, passage 91
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- AD 565 to AD 571 和士開同被任遇Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 82
- AD 565 to AD 571 和士開執事以來Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 39, passages 221, 234
- AD 571 和士開死後Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 39, passages 183, 189
- AD 562 大寧二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 47
- AD 550 to AD 550 天保初Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 33
- AD 565 天統初Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 87
- AD 568 天統四年Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 136
- AD 561 to AD 565 帝Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 71
- AD 570 武平元年Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 91
- AD 561 to AD 565 武成Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passages 19, 22-23
- AD 561 to AD 568 武成Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 49, passage 135
- AD 565 武成Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 39, passages 148, 150, 152
- AD 565 武成後Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 15, passage 117
- AD 561 to AD 565 武成朝Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 39, passages 126-127, 134, 139
- AD 563 河清二年Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 85
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of He An (和安)father 父Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 28
- Child of Lu Lingxuan (陸令萱)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 145
- Child of Lady Liu (劉氏)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 42
- Parent of He Daosheng (和道盛)son 子Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 102
- Sibling of He Shixiu (和士休)younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
younger brother 弟Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 102 - Sibling of He Xiu (和休)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 40, passage 50
- Kinship Role younger brothers · Count 4Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 43
Key source chapters
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 50 Volume 50 Biographies 42: Favored by Nobles 41 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 39 Volume 39 Biographies 31: Cui Jishu; Zu Ting 13 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 40 Volume 40 Biographies 32: Yu Jin (Northern Qi); Feng Zicong; Helian Ziyue; Tang Yong; Bai Jian 10 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 48 Volume 48 Biographies 40: Imperial Affines 6 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 9 Volume 9 Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts 4 passages
Origins and identity
- Ethnicity Western Regions merchant Hu ancestry 西域商胡Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 27
- originally surname Suhe 本姓素和氏Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 27
Career and standing
- Attendant-in-Ordinary 侍中AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 41
- Capital Region Personnel Adjutant 京畿士曹參軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 40
- Chief Recorder 錄尚書事AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 91
- Director of the Department of State Affairs 尚書令AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 91
- Inspector of Qi Province 齊州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 77
- Inspector of Yan Province 兗州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 74
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- Right Vice Director 右僕射AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 45
- traveling adjutant of Prince of Changguang 長廣王府行參軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 33
- Attendant-in-Ordinary 侍中HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 148
- holder of government 執事HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 221
- Governor of Yan Province 兗州刺史TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 88
- Grand Prefect 開府GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 41
- Prince of Huaiyang 淮陽王EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 91
- EnteredExile · At Great Wall 長城Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 39
- Slandered Yuanhai, leading to his beatingDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 85
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Qi 北齊 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 71
- Polity Northern Qi 北齊 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passages 126, 148, 221; Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 26
- At Linzhang in Qingdu 清都臨漳Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 26
Learning and skills
- Institution Imperial Academy 國子學 · Relation Student ofDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 32
- Skill barbarian pipa 胡琵琶 · Level ableDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 35
- Skill polo (握槊) 握槊 · Level skilledDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 34
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Emperor Wucheng (武成) · Direct quotation · Units s0071, s0072, s0073 · Mode quoted-speech Speaker He Shikai (和士開)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passages 71-73
- AD 565 to AD 571 武成崩後至誅琅邪王Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passages 184-187
- Secret report · Speaker · With Emperor Wucheng (武成帝) · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 23
- Speech · Addressee · With Zu Ting (祖珽)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passages 134-135
- Speech · Speaker · With Yuan Wenyao (元文遙)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 91
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passages 36, 51-53, 71-73, 82-84
Events and relationships
- Agreed to early abdication planDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 139
- AssassinatedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passages 94, 99
- Assassination plot by ChangrenPolitical · TargetDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 78
- Had Xiaoyu and others posted awayPolitical · OpponentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 72
- Had Prince Rui killedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 88
- Kept mourning secret three daysPolitical · ActorDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 40, passage 36
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- One of the Eight NoblesPolitical · MemberDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 84
- Performed Hu danceDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 126
- Played shuo facing empressDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 19
- Plotted to kill Prince RuiDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 101
- Secretly reported presumptionDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 23
- Slandered Xiaowan before the emperorDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passages 71-73
- Sought Ping Jian's concubine Lady LiuDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 26, passage 91
- Violated wife ofDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 181
- Relation Recommender of · Person Zu Ting (祖珽)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 234
- Relation Reconciled with · Person Zu Ting (祖珽)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 183
- Relation Rival of · Person Zu Ting (祖珽)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 127
- Relation Sought as strategist · Person Zu Ting (祖珽)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 183
- Relation Adulterer with · Person Empress Hu (胡皇后)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 104
- Relation Lover of · Person Empress Hu (胡皇后)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 92
- Relation Favorite of · Person Emperor Wucheng (武成帝)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 104
- Relation Looked askance at · Person Gao Xiaoyu (高孝瑜)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 22
- Relation Favorite of · Person Shizu (世祖)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passages 33, 41
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment body politic rotted under his tenure · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 221
- Assessment favor unmatched in antiquity · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Zu Ting (祖珽)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 134
- Assessment monopolizes-authority-sells-offices-and-verdicts · Mode named-person-speech Speaker Zu Ting (祖珽)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 152
- Assessment vulgar, ignorant, lived by flattery · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 103
- Item a hundred bolts of goods 物百段 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 126
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 19; Book of Northern Qi 39, passages 126, 221
References in the histories
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