Overview
Yuwen Zan was a prince of Han; official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Zhou
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Qianyi | 乾依 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 581 大象末Cause Killed by Yang JianDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 91
Attested activity
- AD 580 大象二年五月Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 8, passage 7
- AD 580 大象二年八月丙子Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 8, passage 47
- AD 581 大象末Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passages 88, 91
- AD 574 建德三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 87
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Empress Li (李皇后)born of 生
bore 生Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 84 - Parent of Yuwen Daozhi (宇文道智)son 子
younger brother 弟Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 13, passage 91 - Parent of Yuwen Daoyi (宇文道義)son 子
younger brother 弟Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 13, passage 91 - Parent of Yuwen Daode (宇文道德)son 子Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 91
- Child of Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou (周武)son 男Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passages 83-84
- Sibling of Yuwen Yun (宇文贇)Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 84
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- right grand chancellor 右大丞相AD 581 大象末 · AdvancedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 88
- senior pillar-of-state 上柱國AD 581 大象末 · AdvancedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 88
- right grand chancellor 右大丞相AD 580 大象二年五月 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passage 7
- superior pillar-of-state 上柱國AD 580 大象二年五月 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passage 7
- grand preceptor 太師AD 580 大象二年八月丙子 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passage 47
- pillar-of-state 柱國AD 574 建德三年 · HeldDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 87
Show 4 more source-backed claims
- grand preceptor 太師AD 581 大象末 · TransferredDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 90
- Duke of Han 漢國公EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 86
- Prince of Han 漢王AD 574 建德三年 · AdvancedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 87
- ImposedAD 581 大象末 · Fief abolishedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 91
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Zhou 北周 · Relation Member ofDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passages 84-85
Events and relationships
- KilledDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passage 91
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment outwardly honored but without real authority · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 89
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 84
References in the histories
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