Overview
Shen Xian was an official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Southern Qi
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Yanzhang | 彥璋 | Yànzhāng |
Life and dates
Death
- Died before assuming appointment as Cavalier Attendant in OrdinaryDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 189
Attested activity
- AD 490 to AD 491 八年Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 34, passage 282
- AD 465 to AD 493 宋明帝時至永明後期Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 2
- AD 479 建元元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 114
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Shen Shuodao (沈說道)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 163
- Kin of Shen Yinzhi (沈寅之)elder clansman uncle 從伯Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 193
- Child of Shen Puzhi (沈璞之)father 父Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 163
- Kinship Role sons-and-younger-brothers · Quantity unspecified · 子弟 were impeachedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 114
- Kinship Role younger-brothers-and-sons · Quantity unspecified · 弟息 included in Xia's impeachmentDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 119
Key source chapters
- Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 34 Volume 34 Biographies 15: Yu Wanzhi, Liu Xiu, Shen Chong, Yu Gaozhi, Wang Chen 1 passage
- Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 53 Volume 53 Biographies 34: Virtuous Officials 12 passages
- Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 39 Volume 39 Biographies 20: Liu Huan, Di Jin, Lu Cheng 4 passages
Career and standing
- Accepted summons and appointedAppointments Provincial Chief Clerk 州主簿Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 164
- Additional title grantedAppointments General Who Pacifies the North 寧朔將軍Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 182
- Appointed but not assumedAppointments Advisory Counselor under the Prince of Yuzhang 豫章王諮議Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 173
- Appointed but not assumedAppointments Cavalier Attendant-in-Ordinary 散騎常侍Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 189
- Appointed under the Prince of WulingAppointments Left Army Aide-de-camp 左軍司馬Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 177
- AppointedAppointments Concurrent Magistrate of Shanyin 帶山陰令Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 180
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- AppointedAppointments Direct Attendant 通直郎, Commissioner of Waterways 都水使者Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 169
- AppointedAppointments Magistrate of Wucheng 烏程令Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 167
- AppointedAppointments Regular Staff Gentleman 正員郎, Magistrate of Wu 吳令, Left Assistant Director in the Masters of Writing 尚書左丞Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 171
- newly appointed Advisory Counselor and staff officer on the Grand General of Rapid Cavalry's military affairs 新除諮議參驃騎大將軍軍事AD 479 建元元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 119
- Advisory Counselor on the Rapid Cavalry staff 驃騎諮議AD 479 建元元年 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 114
- Chief Staff Officer 長史Left officeDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 34, passage 282
- PromotedAD 478 昇明二年 · Appointments Chief Secretary to Huang 晃長史, Grand Administrator of Nanliang 南梁太守, Acting Governor 行州事Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 172
- Restored and promotedAppointments Adjutant to the Champion under the Prince of Ancheng 安成王冠軍參軍, Adjutant to the Barbarian Subduer under the Prince of Wuling 武陵王征虜參軍, Director of the Palace Treasury 少府卿Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 174
- RestoredAppointments Chief Secretary 長史, General Who Supports the State 輔國將軍Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 188
- Retained and actedAppointments Chief Secretary under the Champion 冠軍長史, Grand Administrator of Guangling 廣陵太守, Acting Provincial and Prefectural Administrator 行州府事Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 185
- RetainedAppointments Chief Secretary to the Pacification Army 鎮軍長史, Magistrate of Shanyin 山陰令Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 183
- Successively heldAppointments Magistrate of Linshou 臨首令, Magistrate of Yuhang 餘杭令, Staff Officer in the Prince of Baling's household 巴陵王府佐, Concurrent Magistrate of Xiang 帶襄令, Director in the Imperial Carriages Office 駕部郎Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 165
- TransferredAppointments Chief Secretary to the Pacification Army under Wang Jian 王儉鎮軍長史Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 176
- TransferredAppointments Chief Secretary under the Champion 冠軍長史, Acting Governor of Southern Yuzhou 行南豫州事, Chief Secretary to the Rear Army under the Prince of Jin'an 晉安王後軍長史, Grand Administrator of Guangling 廣陵太守Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 184
- HeldAD 479 建元元年 · On assignmentDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 119
- Left because of illnessOfficeDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 188
- Resigned or removedLeft officeDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 34, passage 282
- Dismissed for failing to investigate Liu DaojiDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 187
- Dismissed from office for an offense before assuming the Yuzhang postDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 173
- household slaves and retainers committed robbery 家奴客爲劫AD 479 建元元年 · Implicated · ImplicatedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 114
Places and affiliations
- Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 34, passage 282
- Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 114
- At Wukang in Wuxing 吳興武康Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 162
- AD 479 建元元年At Jiankang 建康 · Relation Case referred toDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 119
- AD 479 建元元年Organization Rapid Cavalry 驃騎 · Relation Staff ofDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passages 114, 119
Learning and skills
- Skill go 棋 · Context played with Song Emperor MingDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 166
Events and relationships
- Case referred to Jiankang while on assignmentAD 479 建元元年 · Legal · AccusedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 119
- Left officeAdministrative · Outgoing chief staff · With Ziming, Prince of Xiyang (西陽王子明) · At Southern Yanzhou 南兖州Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 34, passage 282
- Remained unconcerned while sons and younger brothers were impeachedAD 479 建元元年 · Legal · Impeached officialDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 114
- Relation Predecessor of · Person Wang Chen (王諶)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 34, passage 282
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Wang Jingze (王敬則)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 183
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Ziming, Prince of Xiyang (西陽王子明)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 185
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- Relation Subordinate of · Person Wang Jian (王儉)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 176
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Xiao Huang (蕭晃)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 172
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Ye, Prince of Wuling (武陵王曄)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 177
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment acclaimed by contemporaries as a good official · Mode collective-reputationDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 190
- Assessment achieved notable administrative results in Wucheng · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 167
- Assessment excelled in official business and achieved results in office · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 170
- Assessment reputation for good governance became widely known · Mode collective-reputationDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 180
- Assessment showed administrative capacity and foresight from youth · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 165
References in the histories
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