Overview
Yang Xin was a Calligrapher and Official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Jingyuan | 敬元 | Jìngyuán |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 442 元嘉十九年Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 36
Age
- 12Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 8
- 73AD 442 元嘉十九年 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 36
Attested activity
- AD 442 元嘉十九年Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 62, passage 36
- AD 424 to AD 453 元嘉世Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 34, passage 178
- AD 420 to AD 442 前後凡十三年Strongly inferred · Book of Song 62, passage 28
- AD 381 欣時年十二Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 62, passage 8
- AD 405 to AD 418 義熙中Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 62, passages 23-24
- AD 397 to AD 401 隆安中Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 62, passage 12
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Yang Quan (羊權)grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 4
- Descendant of Yang Chen (羊忱)great-grandfather 曾祖 · paternal line · 3 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 3
- Child of Yang Buyi (羊不疑)father 父Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 5
- Parent of Yang Jun (羊俊)son 子Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 37
- Sibling of Yang Hui (羊徽)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 23, 38
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Major under General of the Right Liu Fan 右將軍劉藩司馬Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 24
- Aide under Pacifying West 平西參軍Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 18
- Palace Attendant of the Chu Terrace 楚臺殿中郎Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 19
- Registrar of Rear Army staff 後軍府舍人Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 13
- Aide to the General Who Assists the State 輔國參軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 11
- Consultation Staff Aide to General of the Central Army Daolian 中軍將軍道憐諮議參軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 24
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- Governor of Xin'an 新安太守AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 25, 28
- Grand Master of Leisurely Disposition 中散大夫AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 31
- Chief Clerk for Prince of Linchuan 臨川王義慶輔國長史DeclinedDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 27
- Consultation Aide for Prince of Luling 廬陵王義真車騎諮議參軍DeclinedDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 27
- Chief clerk 主簿Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 18
- ResignedResignation · Reason pleaded illnessDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 22
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liu-song · Relation Active underDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 34, passage 178
- Polity Id liu-song · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 28, 36
- At Nancheng in Taishan 泰山南城Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 2
- At Xin'an 新安 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 25, 28
- At Yixing 義興 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 29
Learning and skills
- Belief Huang-Lao Daoism 黃老 · Relation Adherent ofDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 32
- AD 424 to AD 453 元嘉世Skill standard clerical calligraphy 正隸法 · Level received-and-taughtDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 34, passage 178
- Skill clerical script calligraphy 隸書 · Level masterfulDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 7, 10
- Skill medicine 醫術Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 33
Works and attributed material
- Pharmaceutical Formulations 藥方Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 33
Events and relationships
- Received calligraphy on skirtDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 9
- Relation Student of method of · Person Wang Xianzhi (王獻之)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 34, passage 178
- Relation Acquaintance of · Person Xie Hun (謝混)Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 15
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment esteemed; Gaozu and Taizu regretted never meeting him · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 34
- Assessment simple and humane governance · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 26
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 34, passage 178
References in the histories
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