Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Governor and General

Shi Ning 史寧

Attested AD 546 - AD 560

Passages: 4
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Shi Ning was a Governor and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 546 中大同元年
Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 159, passages 193, 196; zizhitongjian:159:s0193a
AD 560 天嘉元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 25, passages 51, 114

Key source chapters

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 159 Volume 159 Liang Records 15 3 passages
Book of Chen, Chapter 25 Volume 25: Pei Ji; Sun Yang 1 passage

Career and standing

Governor of Liangzhou 涼州刺史
AD 546 中大同元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 159, passage 196

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Zhou · Relation Associated with
Directly stated · Book of Chen 25, passage 51

Events and relationships

Won over Liangzhou and campaigned against Yuwen Zhonghe
AD 546 中大同元年 · Pacification · Governor and commander · With Yuwen Zhonghe (宇文仲和)
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 159, passage 208; zizhitongjian:159:s0196b

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 25Volume 25: Pei Ji; Sun Yang · 1 passage

周遣大將史寧率眾四萬，乘虛奄至，瑒助防張世貴舉外城以應之〔四〕，所失軍民男女三千餘口。 Zhou sent the great general Shi Ning with forty thousand men in a sudden rush. Yang's assistant defender Zhang Shi Gui opened the outer city to them. [4] More than three thousand soldiers and civilians, men and women, were lost.

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 159Volume 159 Liang Records 15 · 3 passages

二月，魏以義州刺史史寧為涼州刺史。 In the second month, Western Wei made Yizhou Inspector Shi Ning governor of Liangzhou.

丞相泰遣太子太保獨孤信、開府儀同三司怡峰與史寧討之。 Yuwen Tai sent Dugu Xin, Crown Prince Grand Tutor, and Yi Feng, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, with Shi Ning to punish them.

魏史寧曉諭涼州吏民，率皆歸附，獨宇文仲和據城不下。 Shi Ning of Western Wei won over Liang province; all submitted save Yuwen Zhonghe, who held his city.