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Xie Shi
Eastern Jin minister and younger brother of Xie An who was supreme commander at the Battle of the Fei River.
At dusk on a hilltop, a large tent stands open with a table holding a map marked with small stones inside, a saddled horse tethered outside, and fire stands burning; campfires dot the river plain below, and one tiny sentry stands on the slope.
Also known as Zi Shinu · Duke Xiang of Nankang
Xie Shi, courtesy name Shinu, of Yangxia in Chen Commandery, was a younger brother of the statesman Xie An. He held posts such as Secretariat Gentleman and Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs. When Fu Jian of Former Qin invaded in 383, Xie Shi served as supreme commander over Xie Xuan, Xie Yan and Huan Yi, leading some 80,000 men to rout the Qin army at the Fei River, and was made Duke of Nankang. He later became Director of the Department of State Affairs and died in 388. He is the Jin commander in the Zizhi Tongjian account of the battle.
Life and times
Dates 327–388 CE