Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General under Wei; Duke Wang

Pi 羆

Attested c. AD 535 - c. AD 556

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Pi was a general under Wei; Duke Wang.

Life and dates

Attested activity

c. AD 535 to c. AD 556 魏太尉 (before the Zhou founding)
Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 54, passage 4

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Ancestor of Wang Changshu (王長述)
grandfather 祖 · 2 generations
Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 54, passage 4
Parent of Qingyuan (慶遠)
grandfather/father 祖/父
Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 54, passages 4-5

Career and standing

Grand Commandant 太尉
Held · Polity Wei 魏
Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 4

References in the histories

Book of Sui, Chapter 54Volume 54 Biographies 19: Wang Zhangshu, Li Yan, Yi Louqian, Tian Rengong, Yuan Heng, Du Zheng, Li Che, Cui Peng · 3 passages

祖羆，魏太尉。 His grandfather Pi had been Wei's Grand Commandant.

長述幼有儀範，年八歲，周太祖見而異之，曰：「王公有此孫，足為不朽。」 Changshu had dignified bearing even as a child. At eight, Zhou Taizu saw him and marveled, saying, "Duke Wang has this grandson—that alone is enough to make his line immortal."

長述早孤，少為祖羆所養，及羆薨，居喪過禮，有詔褒異之。 Orphaned young, he was raised by his grandfather Pi; when Pi died his mourning exceeded the rites and an edict singled him out for praise.