Overview
Shan Wei was an official and Historian.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Wei
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Zhongcai | 仲才 | Zhongcai |
| Posthumous name | Duke Wenzhen | 文貞公 | Wenzhen gong |
Life and dates
Death
- In Office trueDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 65
Attested activity
- AD 531 to AD 532 前廢帝立Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 59
- AD 534 孝靜初Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 64
- AD 528 尒朱榮之害朝士Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 52
- AD 515 to AD 528 肅宗初Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 38
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Shan Ang (山昂)eldest son 長子Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 76
- Child of Shan Zhizhi (山稚之)father 父Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 35
- Spouse of Wife of Shan Wei (山偉妻)wife 妻Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 40
- Sibling of Younger brother of Shan Wei (山偉弟)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 74
- Kinship Role children · Count 2 · 妻子 left adrift after death; includes Ang and other childrenDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 75
Origins and identity
- northerners of Dai 代人Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 31
Career and standing
- attendant censor 侍御史AD 515 to AD 528 肅宗初 · Appointed · Concurrent trueDated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 38
- gentleman of two thousand piculs 尚書二千石郎Appointed · Concurrent trueDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 49
- general who pacifies the east 安東將軍AD 531 to AD 532 前廢帝立 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 59
- grand general of the guard 衞大將軍AD 534 孝靜初 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 64
- gentleman attendant at the yellow gate 給事黃門侍郎AD 528 to AD 531 莊帝入宮 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 53
- director of the secretariat 中書令AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 64
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- gentleman of famous scholars 名士郎AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 49
- overseer of the imperial diary 監起居AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 64
- supervisor of the secretariat 祕書監AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 59
- assessor in the Court of Justice 廷尉評HeldDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 42
- assistant tutor at the National University 國子助教HeldDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 42
- head of Bureau of Compilation 領著作郎HeldDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 58
- outside-section gentleman 員外郎HeldDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 42
- posthumous grand general of agile cavalry 贈驃騎大將軍Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 66
- palace attendant 侍中PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 63
- remonstrator and adviser 諫議大夫Recommended forDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 51
- Baron of Dong'e 東阿縣伯EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 62
- posthumous title Duke Wenzhen 諡曰文貞公GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 66
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Wei 魏 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Wei 86, passage 38
- At Luoyang in Henan 河南洛陽Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 31
Learning and skills
- Teacher Person Id Wang Hui (王惠) · Subjects literature and history 文史Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 36
Works and attributed material
- imperial diary 起居注Relation CompilerDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 50
- Memorial · Author · With Yuan Cha (元叉)Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 47
Events and relationships
- Escaped Heyin massacreDated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 52
- Impeached wife uncleDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 40
- Raised brother widow and orphanDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 74
- Relation Teacher student · Person Wang Hui (王惠) · Relation Detail student-ofDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 36
- Relation Ally of · Person Yuwen Zhongzhi (宇文忠之)Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 72
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment outwardly grave, inwardly fiercely competitive; gaps in national history owing to him · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passages 69-70
- Assessment rank and conduct fairly upright · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 112
- Item house 宅 · Relation Sold for burialDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 75
References in the histories
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