Ancient China · Official

Yin Xiu 陰修

Attested BC 600 - BC 400

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yin Xiu was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 600 to BC 400 管仲七世孫
Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 37, passage 147

Family

Descendant of Guan Zhong (管仲)
ancestor 七世孫之祖
seventh-generation descendant 七世孫 · 7 generations
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 37, passage 147

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 37Volume 32: Biographies of Fan Hong; Yin Shi · 1 passage

其先出自管仲，管仲七世孫修，自齊適楚，為陰大夫，因而氏焉。 The line descended from Guan Zhong; seven generations later Xiu left Qi for Chu, became lord Yin, and took Yin as the clan name.