Xie clan of Chen

Xie
Clan
Place of originChen Commandery
FoundedThree Kingdoms period
FounderXie Zuan
TitlesVarious
Dissolutionlate Northern and Southern Dynasties period

The Xie clan of Chen Commandery (陳郡謝氏) was a prominent clan, originating in Chen Commandery (modern-day Zhoukou, Henan). First rising to prominence in the Eastern Jin period, they retained their importance throughout the Southern dynasties in the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, along with such clans as the Wang clan of Langya, with which they were often associated as "Wang-Xie" (王謝).

Prominent Members

Yuan dynasty painting depicting Xie An's seclusion in Dongshan.

Three Kingdoms period

  • Xie Zuan (謝纘, 214–282), Cao Wei and Western Jin general and politician; founded the clan in Yangxia County, Chen commandery

Jin dynasty

  • Xie An (320–385), Eastern Jin statesman, overall commander at the Battle of the Fei River[1]
  • Xie Wan (320–361), Jin general[1]
  • Xie Shang (327–389), Jin general[1]
  • Xie Xuan (343–388), Jin general[1]
  • Xie Daoyun (340 – after 399), poet and calligrapher, daughter-in-law of Wang Xizhi

Northern and Southern dynasties

References

  1. ^ a b c d Fang, Xuanling; et al. "Book 43". Book of Jin.
  2. ^ Yan, Keyun. "Book 30". Quan Song Wen.