Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and General

Xi Jin 奚斤

Attested AD 409 - AD 452

Passages: 4
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Xi Jin was an official and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 409 to AD 452 太宗—世祖
Directly stated · Book of Wei 30, passages 15, 33
AD 428 神䴥元年二月
Directly stated · Book of Wei 111, passage 28

Key source chapters

Book of Wei, Chapter 30 Volume 25: Zhang Sunsong, Zhangsun Daosheng 2 passages
Book of Wei, Chapter 111 Volume 105a Treatise 1: Celestial Phenomena 1 2 passages

Career and standing

Minister of Works 司空
Held
Directly stated · Book of Wei 30, passage 33; Book of Wei 111, passage 28
Marquis of Shanyang 山陽侯
Held
Directly stated · Book of Wei 30, passage 15

Events and relationships

Captured by
Military · Captive · With Helian Ding (赫連定)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 111, passage 29
Captured
Military · Commander · With Helian Chang (赫連昌) · At Anding 安定
Directly stated · Book of Wei 111, passage 28

References in the histories

Book of Wei, Chapter 30Volume 25: Zhang Sunsong, Zhangsun Daosheng · 2 passages

太宗即位，與山陽侯奚斤、北新侯安同、白馬侯崔宏等八人，坐止車門右，聽理萬幾，故世號八公。 At Taizong's accession he joined Xi Jin, Marquis of Shanyang, An Tong, Marquis of Beixin, Cui Hong, Marquis of Baima, and five others — eight men who sat to the right of the Halting-Chariot Gate to hear and settle the realm's business — and men of the time called them the Eight Lords.

嵩與平陽王長孫翰、司空奚斤等曰：「赫連居土，未能為患，蠕蠕世為邊害，宜先討大檀。 Song with Changsun Han, Prince of Pingyang, Xi Jin, Minister of Works, and the rest said: "The Helian cling to their land and are not yet a great peril; the Rouran have long harried the border — strike Dadan first.

Book of Wei, Chapter 111Volume 105a Treatise 1: Celestial Phenomena 1 · 2 passages

神䴥元年二月，司空奚斤、監軍侍御史安頡討赫連昌，擒之於安定。 In the second month of Shenlu 1, Minister of Works Xi Jin and Supervising Army Attendant Censor An Xie campaigned against Helian Chang and took him prisoner at Anding.

其餘眾立昌弟定為主，走還平涼，斤追之，為定所擒。 The survivors set up Chang's brother Ding as their leader and withdrew to Pingliang; Xi Jin pursued them but was captured by Ding.