Yuwen Kan 宇文衎

Other names

Family

• Child of Emperor Xuan (宣帝)
  begot 生
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passages 99-100, 102
• Child of Royal Lady, mother of Yuwen Kan (王姬)
  bore 生
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passages 100, 102
• Sibling of Yuwen Chan (宇文闡)
  three sons 三子 · Paternal half siblings
  Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 13, passages 99-100, 102
• Sibling of Yuwen Shu (宇文術)
  three sons 三子 · Paternal half siblings
  Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 13, passages 99-100, 102
• Sibling of Emperor Jing (靜皇帝)
  younger brother 皇弟 · Uncertain siblings
  younger brother 皇弟
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passage 40

Career and standing

• Prince of Ye 鄴王
  AD 580 大象二年 · Enfeoffed
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passages 103, 105
• Prince of Ying 郢王
  AD 580 大象二年七月癸丑 · Enfeoffed
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passage 40
• Prince of Ye 鄴王
  Held
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passages 100, 103, 105
• Suffered
  AD 580 to AD 581 為隋文帝所害 · Fief abolished
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 109

Places and affiliations

• Polity Northern Zhou 北周 · Relation Belonged to
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 105

Events and relationships

• Killed
  AD 580 to AD 581 為隋文帝所害 · Political · Victim · With Emperor Wen of Sui (隋文帝)
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 109

Source notes

• Personal name 衎 (Kan) also appears as variant 衍 (Yan) in the text.
  Field given-name
  Textual variant · Book of Zhou 13, passages 101-102, 104-105, 108-109
• Historicity historical
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 100