Overview
Xin was a prince and Military Governor.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 950 乾祐三年SuicideDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 19
- SuicideDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 89
Attested activity
- AD 950 乾祐三年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passages 12, 19
- AD 948 to AD 951 乾祐至廣順初Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 18, passages 81, 89
- AD 947 國初Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 4
- AD 951 廣順元年Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 90
- AD 951 廣順初Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 20
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Later Han Gaozu (漢高祖)elder male cousin 從兄
younger cousin 從弟
younger male cousin 從弟Sources vary in certainty · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 1; New History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 80 - Parent of Son of Xin (信之子)son 子
father 父Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 17 - Sibling of Later Han Gaozu (漢高祖)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 18, passages 23, 32
- Sibling of Chong (崇)younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblingsStrongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 23
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- commander of the palace horse guard 侍衛馬軍都指揮使AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 4
- Commander of the Xingjie Army and military governor of Yicheng 興捷軍都指揮使領義成軍節度使AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 81
- Grand Marshal 太尉AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 4
- honorary Grand Mentor 檢校太傅AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 4
- honorary Grand Preceptor 檢校太師AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 6
- military governor of Yicheng 義成軍節度使AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 4
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- Palace Attendant 侍中AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 7
- vice grand councilor 同平章事AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 4
- commander of the Xingjie Army 興捷軍都將HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 3
- honorary Grand Guardian 檢校太保HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 3
- junior officer of the Dragon Martial Guard 龍武小校HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 2
- Military governor of Xu 許州節度使HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 18, passages 32, 81
- prefect of Gongzhou 龔州刺史HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 3
- military governor at Xu Prefecture 移鎮許州TransferredDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 4
- Prince of Cai 蔡王Posthumously enfeoffedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 90
- Prince of Cai 蔡王Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 20
Places and affiliations
- Later Han 漢Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passages 1, 4
- At Taiyuan 太原 · Relation Served atDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 81
- At Xu 許州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 18, passages 32, 81
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker
Events and relationships
- Feasted on deathsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 12
- Sent son to escort heirDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 17
- Tortured and executed soldiers before familiesLegal · PerpetratorDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 84
- Tortured subordinates familiesAtrocity · PerpetratorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 9
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment dull, timid, greedily corrupt, and fond of cruel punishments · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 8
- Assessment extorted wealth and delighted in killing · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 83
Source notes
- Described both as Gaozu's younger brother (弟) and as his younger cousin (從弟)Field kinship-to-GaozuDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 18, passages 23, 80
References in the histories
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