Yuwen Shiji

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yuwen.
Yuwen Shiji
宇文士及
BornUnknown
Xi'an, Shaanxi
Died11 November 642
Other names
  • Renren (仁人)
  • Duke Zong of Ying (郢縱公)
Occupation(s)Monarch, politician
Spouses
  • Princess Nanyang
  • Princess of Shouguang County
Children
  • Yuwen Chanshi
  • Yuwen Chongsi
  • Yuwen Xiuduoluo
  • two other sons
FatherYuwen Shu
Relatives
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yuwen.

Yuwen Shiji (died 11 November 642[1]), courtesy name Renren, formally Duke Zong of Ying, was a Chinese statesman and politician of the Sui and Tang dynasties, serving as a chancellor, as Shizhong (侍中) (625–626) and Zhongshu Ling (中書令) (626–627), during the reigns of Emperors Gaozu and Taizong of Tang. He was previously an imperial prince in the short-lived state of Xu (許), which was ruled by his brother Yuwen Huaji.

  1. ^ ([贞观十六年]冬，十月，丙申，殿中监郢纵公宇文士及卒。) Zizhi Tongjian, vol.196