This article is about the Jin dynasty official. For the Tang dynasty official, see Pei Xiu (Tang dynasty).
Pei Xiu
裴秀
Minister of Works (司空)
In office 268 (268)–271 (271)
Monarch
Emperor Wu of Jin
Prefect of the Masters of Writing (尚書令)
In office 265 (265)–268 (268)
Monarch
Emperor Wu of Jin
Supervisor of the Masters of Writing (尚書僕射)
In office 260 (260)–265 (265)
Monarch
Cao Huan
Military Adviser (參謀)
In office 257 (257)–260 (260)
Monarch
Cao Mao
Major (司馬) (under Sima Zhao)
In office c. 250s (c. 250s)–257 (257)
Monarch
Cao Fang / Cao Mao
Gentleman of the Yellow Gate (黃門侍郎)
In office ? (?) – c. 250s (c. 250s)
Monarch
Cao Fang
Personal details
Born
224 Wenxi County, Shanxi
Died
271 (aged 47)
Spouse
Guo Pei's daughter
Relations
Pei Mao (grandfather)
Pei Hui (uncle)
Children
Pei Jun
Pei Wei
Parent
Pei Qian (father)
Occupation
Cartographer, geographer, politician, writer
Courtesy name
Jiyan (季彥)
Peerage
Duke of Julu (鉅鹿公)
Pei Xiu
Chinese
裴秀
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Péi Xiù
Wade–Giles
P'ei2 Hsiu4
IPA
[pʰěɪ ɕjôʊ]
Jiyan (courtesy name)
Chinese
季彥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Jìyàn
Wade–Giles
Chi4-yen4
IPA
[ʈʂʰɻ̩̂jɛ̂n]
In this Chinese name, the family name is Pei.
Pei Xiu (224–271), courtesy name Jiyan, was a Chinese cartographer, geographer, politician, and writer of the state of Cao Wei during the late Three Kingdoms period and Jin dynasty of China. He was very much trusted by Sima Zhao, and participated in the suppression of Zhuge Dan's rebellion. Following Sima Yan taking the throne of the newly established Jin dynasty, he and Jia Chong had Cao Huan deprived of his position to accord to the will of heaven. In the year 267, Pei Xiu was appointed as the Minister of Works in the Jin government.[1]
Pei Xiu outlined and analysed the advancements of cartography, surveying and mathematics up until his time.[2] He criticised earlier Han dynasty maps for their lack of precision and quality when representing scale and measured distances, although 20th century archaeological excavations and findings of maps predating the third century prove otherwise. There is also evidence that Zhang Heng (78–139) was the first to establish the grid reference system in Chinese cartography.
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