Shi Xie
| Shi Xie | |
|---|---|
| Official of Han Dynasty | |
| Born | 137 |
| Died | 226 (aged 89) |
| Names | |
| Traditional Chinese | 士燮 |
| Simplified Chinese | 士燮 |
| Pinyin | Shì Xiè |
| Wade–Giles | Shih Hsieh |
| Courtesy name | Weiyan (Chinese: 威彥; pinyin: Wēiyàn; Wade–Giles: Wei-yen) |
| Other names | Sĩ Nhiếp (Vietnamese) |
Shi Xie (137–226), courtesy name Weiyan, was an official who lived in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He served as the Administrator of Jiaozhi commandery (present-day northern Vietnam).
Chen Shou's Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) is a major source of Chinese traditions concerning Shi Xie's life. He was a promoter of Buddhism during his life and after his death various legends and worship were attached to him in Vietnam. He is honoured in some temples as King Si (Vietnamese: Sĩ Vương) in Vietnam.
Shi Xie served as state secretary at the Han court, from which he later resigned to return home after his father's death. He was assigned magistrate of Wu District in Sichuan Province. In the 180s he was promoted to be the Administrator of Jiaozhi. Shi Xie was the leader of the elite ruling class of Han Chinese families who immigrated to what would later be modern day Vietnam and played a major role in developing Vietnamese civilization.
Shi Xie pledged his loyalty to the warlord Sun Quan (founder of the state of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period) after the latter had proclaimed his dynasty and regularly sent generous tribute missions as well as an envoy to meet Sun. Shi Xie then remained in office for the next 40 years. He died at the age of 90 (by East Asian age reckoning) in 226. After Shi Xie's death, Sun Quan thought the region of Jiaozhi was too far away and made it an autonomous province. Lü Dai was named Inspector of Jiaozhi and Chen Shi the new Administrator. In response to this, Shi's son, Shi Hui, took his father's position of Administrator. Shi Hui refused to allow Lü Dai and Chen Shi to enter Jiaozhi. However, Lü Dai had an imperial decree that allowed the execution of Shi Hui. Shi Kuang was sent to persuade Shi Hui to allow Lü Dai to enter. The following day, Shi Hui and his accomplices were murdered. Later, the rest of the Shi family was reduced to the status of commoners.
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