# Wen Hui

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Not to be confused with [Wen Hui (dancer)](/source/Wen_Hui_(dancer)).

**Wen Hui** (c.178 - c.223), [courtesy name](/source/Courtesy_name) **Manji**, was an official who lived during the late [Eastern Han dynasty](/source/Eastern_Han_dynasty) and [Three Kingdoms](/source/Three_Kingdoms) period of China. He held various positions under the Han government, including county/commandery administrative offices, Registrar to the [Imperial Chancellor](/source/Chancellor_(China)), and Inspector of [Yang Province](/source/Yang_Province). He served as the Administrator of [Wei Commandery](/source/Wei_Commandery) under the state of [Cao Wei](/source/Cao_Wei) during the Three Kingdoms period. In 223, he was promoted to Inspector of [Liang Province](/source/Liang_Province) and Colonel Who Protects the [Qiang](/source/Qiang_(historical_people)), but died en route to assuming his new offices.[1]

## Descendants

Wen Hui's descendants include his grandsons Wen Dan (溫澹), who was a commandery governor during the Western Jin era,[2] and Wen Xian (溫羨; died c.late 307),[3] who was Wen Dan's elder brother and an early Jin prime minister.[4] One of Wen Dan's sons was [Wen Jiao](/source/Wen_Jiao), who took part in putting down the rebellions led by [Wang Dun](/source/Wang_Dun) and [Su Jun](/source/Su_Jun) respectively during the Eastern Jin era.

## See also

- [Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms](/source/Lists_of_people_of_the_Three_Kingdoms)

## Notes

1. Wen Hui's biography in the *Sanguozhi* mentioned that he died of illness at the age of 45 (by [East Asian age reckoning](/source/East_Asian_age_reckoning)) en route to assuming the role of Inspector of Liang Province.[5] This appointment was made in 223 after the death of the previous Inspector [Zhang Ji](/source/Zhang_Ji_(Derong)).

## References

1. de Crespigny (2007), p. 861.

1. *Jin Shu*, vol.67 (biography of Wen Jiao)

1. The annals of Emperor Huai in *Book of Jin* recorded that Wen Xian was made *[situ](/source/Situ_(office))* on 8 Feb 307 ([光熙元年十二月]辛丑，以中书监温羡为司徒，...) *Jin Shu*, vol.05. Wen Xian's biography in the same work recorded he died soon after receiving the post. (怀帝即位，迁左光禄大夫、开府，领司徒。论者佥谓为速。在位未几，病卒，赠司徒，谥曰元。) *Jin Shu*, vol.44. Per vol.86 of *Zizhi Tongjian*, [Wang Yan](/source/Wang_Yan_(Jin_dynasty)) was made *situ* on 8 January 308 (*yihai* day of the 11th month of the 1st year of the *Yongjia* era). Thus, Wen Xian must have died in late 307.

1. *Jin Shu*, vol.44

1. (数年，迁凉州刺史，持节领护羌校尉。道病卒，時年四十五。) *Sanguozhi* vol. 15.

- [Chen, Shou](/source/Chen_Shou) (3rd century). *[Records of the Three Kingdoms](/source/Records_of_the_Three_Kingdoms)* (*Sanguozhi*).
- de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). *A biographical dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23–220 AD)*. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-15605-0.
- [Pei, Songzhi](/source/Pei_Songzhi) (5th century). *[Annotated Records of the Three Kingdoms](/source/Annotated_Records_of_the_Three_Kingdoms)* (*Sanguozhi zhu*).
- [Sima, Guang](/source/Sima_Guang) (1084). *[Zizhi Tongjian](/source/Zizhi_Tongjian)*.

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