Shi Xie, courtesy name Weiyan, rendered as Si Nhiep in Vietnamese, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period of China.
17 Facts About Shi Xie
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Shi Xie served as the Administrator of Jiaozhi Commandery in present-day northern Vietnam.
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Shi Xie was in the sixth generation from his ancestors who migrated to northern Vietnam, born in Jiao Province, but his ancestral home was around present-day Tai'an, Shandong.
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Shi Xie's ancestors moved to Jiao Province when Wang Mang usurped the throne and established the Xin dynasty with himself as its emperor.
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The Shi family was one of the elite families of Han Chinese origin who later emigrated to present-day Vietnam and played a major role in developing Vietnamese civilisation.
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Shi Xie was effectively a warlord in control of Jiao Province even though he was still a nominal subject of the Han Empire.
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Shi Xie led his followers to submit to Bu Zhi's governorship, but Wu Ju refused and secretly plotted to assassinate Bu Zhi.
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Shi Xie died of illness in 226 around the age of 89.
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Shi Xie had at least five sons : Shi Xin, Shi Zhi, Shi Hui, Shi Gan and Shi Song.
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In 227, when Shi Xie Hui learnt about the new arrangements, he refused to comply and rebelled against Wu rule by sending his troops to block Dai Liang and Chen Shi Xie from entering Jiao Province.
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However, Shi Xie Hui refused and had Huan Lin flogged to death.
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Lu Dai, who was close to Shi Hui's cousin Shi Kuang, sent Shi Kuang to persuade Shi Hui to surrender by promising that he would be spared if he did so.
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Shi Xie then executed all of them and sent their heads to Sun Quan, who was in Wuchang at the time.
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Shi Xie died of illness some time later and had no son to succeed him.
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Shi Xie ruled Vietnam as an autonomous warlord for forty years and was posthumously deified by later Vietnamese monarchs.
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Shi Xie is still honoured in some Vietnamese temples today as "King Si".