Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Helian Ding 赫連定

Hèlián Dìng

Attested AD 413 - AD 432

Passages: 5
Chapters: 4
Histories: 3

Overview

Helian Ding was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 413 其年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 130, passage 123
AD 428 to AD 431 昌弟定
Directly stated · Book of Wei 30, passage 74
AD 430 to AD 432 是歲
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 96, passage 79
AD 428 神䴥元年二月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 111, passages 28-29

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Helian Gui (赫連璝)
brother 子 · Full siblings
Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 130, passage 123
Child of Helian Bobo (赫連勃勃)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 123
Sibling of Helian Chang (赫連昌)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Wei 111, passage 29; Book of Wei 30, passage 74

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Duke of Pingyuan 平原公
AD 413 其年 · At Pingyuan 平原 · Enfeoffed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 130, passage 123
Captured
Captivity · Authority Mugui (慕璝)
Directly stated · Book of Song 96, passage 79
Handed to
Transferred captive · With Tuoba Tao (燾)
Directly stated · Book of Song 96, passage 80

Places and affiliations

At Pingliang 平涼 · Relation Fled to
Directly stated · Book of Wei 30, passage 74

Events and relationships

Captured
Military · Captor · With Xi Jin (奚斤)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 111, passage 29
Fled west with households
Military · Ruler under attack · At Hanqian 罕幵 · With Tuoba Tao (燾)
Directly stated · Book of Song 96, passage 79
Set up as leader
Political · Installed ruler
Directly stated · Book of Wei 111, passage 29

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 130Volume 130 Records 30: Helian Bobo · 1 passage

立其妻梁氏為王后，子璝為太子，封子延陽平公，昌太原公，倫酒泉公，定平原公，滿河南公，安中山公。 He made his wife Lady Liang queen, his son Gui crown prince, and enfeoffed Yan as Duke of Yangping, Chang as Duke of Taiyuan, Lun as Duke of Jiuquan, Ding as Duke of Pingyuan, Man as Duke of Henan, and An as Duke of Zhongshan.

Book of Song, Chapter 96Volume 96 Biographies 56: Xianbei and Tuyuhun Peoples · 2 passages

是歲，赫連定於長安為索虜拓跋燾所攻，擁秦戶口十餘萬西次罕幵，欲向涼州，慕璝距擊，大破之，生擒定。 That year Helian Ding at Chang'an was attacked by the Northern Wei ruler Tuoba Tao; Ding gathered more than a hundred thousand Qin households and moved west to encamp at Hanqian, intending to march on Liangzhou. Mugui intercepted him, inflicted a crushing defeat, and took Ding alive.

燾遣使求，慕璝以定與之。 Tao sent envoys to demand Ding; Mugui handed him over.

Book of Wei, Chapter 30Volume 25: Zhang Sunsong, Zhangsun Daosheng · 1 passage

昌弟定走保平涼，劉義隆遣將到彥之、王仲德寇河南以救定。 Chang's brother Ding withdrew to Pingliang; Liu Yilong sent Dao Yanzhi and Wang Zhongde to strike Henan and relieve Ding.

Book of Wei, Chapter 111Volume 105a Treatise 1: Celestial Phenomena 1 · 1 passage

其餘眾立昌弟定為主，走還平涼，斤追之，為定所擒。 The survivors set up Chang's brother Ding as their leader and withdrew to Pingliang; Xi Jin pursued them but was captured by Ding.