Xun Yi

Xun Yi
荀顗
Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince
(太子太傅)
(acting)
In office
266 (266)–274 (274)
MonarchEmperor Wu of Jin
Grand Marshal (太尉)
In office
266 (266)–274 (274)
MonarchEmperor Wu of Jin
Minister over the Masses
(司徒)
In office
266
MonarchEmperor Wu of Jin
Minister of Works
(司空)
In office
30 April 264 (30 April 264) – 265 (265)
MonarchCao Huan
Preceded byWang Xiang
Personal details
Bornearly 200s[1]
Died19 June 274[2]
SpouseUnknown
Parent
OccupationPolitician
Courtesy nameJingqian (景倩)
Posthumous nameDuke Kang (康公)
PeerageDuke of Linhuai (臨淮公)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xun.

Xun Yi[3] (early 200s - 19 June 274[4]), courtesy name Jingqian, was a Chinese politician of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China. After the fall of Wei, he continued serving under the Jin dynasty, which replaced Wei in February 266. He was the sixth son of Xun Yu.[2]

  1. ^ While Xun Yi's birth year is not recorded, his biography in Book of Jin indicated that he was more than 60 when his mother died. According to the chronology of the biography, this incident took place before the fall of Shu (late 263). Therefore, Xun Yi's birth year should be in the early 200s. Volume 16 of Zhengao indicated that he was 70 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died. If correct, his birth year should be 205.
  2. ^ a b de Crespigny (2007), p. 928.
  3. ^ not to be confused with his nephew who has a similar sounding name (荀霬), and was the husband of Princess Nanyang, a daughter of Sima Yi.
  4. ^ According to Sima Yan's biography in Book of Jin, Xun Yi died on the jiwei day of the 4th month of the 10th year of the Taishi era of his reign. This corresponds to 19 Jun 274 on the Julian calendar. [(泰始十年)夏四月己未，太尉、临淮公荀𫖮薨。] Jin Shu, vol.03