Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Military Officer

Shan Qiang 山強

Attested AD 465 - AD 471

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Shan Qiang was an official and Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 465 to AD 471 顯祖
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 33

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Shan Zhizhi (山稚之)
father 父 · paternal line
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 86, passages 32, 35

Career and standing

chief of inner conduct 內行長
Held
Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 34
memorial-presenting palace attendant 奏事中散
Held
Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 33

Events and relationships

Shot two foxes for emperor
Military · Archer · With Emperor Xianwen of Wei (魏獻文皇帝) · At Mount Fang 方山
Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 33

Assessments and attributes

handsome; eight chi five cun tall; skilled mounted archer; could draw five-shi bow
Physical description
Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 32

References in the histories

Book of Wei, Chapter 86Volume 81: Qi Jun, Shan Wei, Liu Renzhi, Yuwen Zhongzhi · 2 passages

祖強，美容貌，身長八尺五寸，工騎射，彎弓五石。 His grandfather Qiang was handsome, stood eight feet five inches tall, excelled at mounted archery, and could draw a bow rated at five shi.

為奏事中散，從顯祖獵方山，有兩狐起於御前，詔強射之，百步內二狐俱獲。 As a memorial-presenting palace attendant, he followed Emperor Xianzu hunting at Mount Fang; two foxes broke cover before the imperial carriage, and the emperor ordered Qiang to shoot—within a hundred paces he took both.