Pei Shiqing - Pei Shiqing

Date of birth and death unknown. An official of the Sui dynasty in the first half of the 6th century. In 607 (the 15th year of the reign of Empress Suiko), Emperor Yang of Sui sent a reply envoy to Japan in response to the envoy sent by Empress Suiko. The Pei family was a noble family that had existed since the Six Dynasties period, and Shiqing held the positions of Bunrinrou (an official in the Secretariat Ministry) and Korojishokyaku (a person in charge of receiving foreign envoys) at the time of his visit to Japan. According to the Nihon Shoki, Pei Shiqing and his party, along with the Sui envoy Ono no Imoko and others, arrived in Tsukushi in April 608, were welcomed by 30 decorated ships when they entered Naniwazu in June, and were greeted by 75 decorated horses when they entered the capital in August, where they were invited to the imperial court and delivered a personal letter from Emperor Yang to Empress Suiko. They set off for their home country in September, with Ono no Imoko ordered to escort them home, accompanied by students such as Takamuko no Kuromaro, Minamibuchi no Shoan and Monk Min. The account of Pei Shiqing's visit to Japan is also found in detail in the Sui Shu.

[Teruo Kikuchi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

生没年不詳。6世紀前半の隋(ずい)の官人。607年（推古天皇15）に推古(すいこ)天皇が派遣した遣隋使に対して隋の煬帝(ようだい)が日本に遣わした返答使(へんとうし)。裴氏は六朝(りくちょう)時代以来の名族で、世清は来日時には文林郎(ぶんりんろう)（秘書省の属官）・鴻臚寺掌客(こうろじしょうきゃく)（外国使節の接待係）の職にあった。『日本書紀』によると、裴世清一行は、遣隋使小野妹子(おののいもこ)らとともに、608年4月に筑紫(つくし)に到着、6月難波津(なにわづ)に入る際には飾船(かざりぶね)30艘(そう)の歓待を受け、8月に飾騎(かざりうま)75匹に迎えられて入京し、朝廷に招かれて煬帝からの親書を推古天皇に伝えた。9月には帰国の途につくが、送使に小野妹子が命ぜられ、あわせて高向玄理(たかむこのくろまろ)、南淵請安(みなぶちのしょうあん)、僧旻(みん)などの留学生が同行した。裴世清来日の記事は『隋書』にも詳しい。

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