Prince Huan of Shangdang (上黨王渙)

Overview

Prince Huan of Shangdang was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 540 to AD 555 生上黨王渙
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 15, passage 218
AD 550 to AD 559 齊文宣末年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 21, passage 153

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Younger Sister of Han Gui (韓軌妹)
bore 生
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 15, passage 218
Child of Gao Huan (高歡)
brother implies shared father 其弟
father 父
Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 21, passage 153; Book of Northern Qi 15, passage 218
Sibling of Emperor Wenxuan of Qi (齊文宣帝)
younger brother 其弟
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passage 153

Key source chapters

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 15Volume 15 Biographies 7: Dou Tai; Wei Jing; Lou Zhao; His Nephew Rui; Kudie Gan; His Son Shiwen; Han Gui; Pan Le · 1 passage

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軌妹為神武所納，生上黨王渙，復以勳庸，歷登臺鉉。 Gao Huan took Gui's younger sister as consort; she bore Prince Huan of Shangdang. Again through merit Gui rose to the highest offices of state.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 21Volume 21 Biographies 13: Wei Chijiong; Wang Qian; Sima Xiaonan · 2 passages

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屬文宣在幷，驛召其弟上黨王渙，渙懼于屠害，遂斬使者東奔。 When Wenxuan was at Bing, he summoned by courier his brother the Prince of Shangdang, Huan; Huan, fearing slaughter, killed the messenger and fled east.

渙之初走，朝士私相謂曰：「今上黨亡叛，似赴成皋。 When Huan first fled, courtiers said privately among themselves: "The Prince of Shangdang has fled in rebellion, as if heading for Chenggao.