Overview
Chu Yuan was a Liu Song official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Wenjian | 文簡 | Wenjian |
Life and dates
Death
- Directly stated · Book of Liang 52, passage 116
Attested activity
- AD 465 to AD 493 Yu Yuan and Shen Xian career contextsDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 79
- AD 473 元徽初Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 137
- AD 479 卽位後Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 33
- AD 472 太宗臨崩Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 89, passage 103
- AD 479 太祖踐阼Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 24, passages 103-104
- AD 465 to AD 472 宋明帝之世Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 163
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- AD 465 to AD 479 宋齊之際Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 111
- AD 481 建元三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 10, passages 63, 82
- AD 479 建元元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 2, passage 39; nanqishu:032:s0139f; nanqishu:032:s0139g
- AD 478 昇明二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 10, passage 77
- AD 477 昇明元年Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 21
- AD 477 to AD 479 昇明前後Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 51
- AD 465 景和世Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 135
- AD 464 to AD 465 踐阼至被弒Directly stated · Book of Song 7, passages 189-190
- AD 479 to AD 482 齊初…褚淵Directly stated · Book of Liang 52, passage 115
- AD 479 齊高帝受禪Directly stated · Book of Liang 20, passage 6
Family
- Kin of Chu Xuan (褚炫)cousin 從兄 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 114
- Kin of Chu Zhao (褚炤)cousin 從兄 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 111
Key source chapters
- Book of Song, Chapter 89 Volume 89 Biographies 49: Yuan Can 3 passages
- Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 32 Volume 32 Biographies 13: Wang Kun, Zhang Dai, Chu Xuan, He Ji, Wang Yanzhi, Ruan Tao 8 passages
- Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 2 Volume 2 Annals 2: Emperor Gao of Southern Qi 2 6 passages
- Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 10 Volume 10 Treatises 2: Rituals 1 5 passages
- Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 36 Volume 36 Biographies 17: Xie Chaozong, Liu Xiang 4 passages
Career and standing
- Minister over the Masses 司徒AD 480 建元二年十二月戊戌 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 2, passage 122
- Grand Minister 司徒AD 480 建元二年正月 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 2, passage 98
- Grand Minister / Minister over the Masses 司徒AD 479 建元元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 2, passage 39
- Director of the Secretariat 中書監AD 478 昇明二年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 77
- Minister of Works 司空AD 478 昇明二年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 77
- Guards General 衞將軍AD 477 昇明元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 21
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- Minister over the Masses 司徒AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 111
- Director of the Master of Writing 尚書令AD 479 建元元年九月丙午 · ConcurrentDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 2, passage 92
- HeldAppointments Grand Administrator 太守Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 168
- Guards General 衞將軍AD 478 昇明二年 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 77
- Director of the Ministry of Personnel 吏部郎AD 464 to AD 465 踐阼至被弒 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Song 7, passage 189
- Director of the Imperial Secretariat 尚書令AD 479 to AD 482 齊初 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Liang 52, passage 115
- Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書令HeldDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 10, passage 82
- Grand Minister / Taizai 太宰HeldDirectly stated · Book of Liang 20, passage 6
- Minister of Works 司徒HeldDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 10, passages 109, 142; Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 104
- Minister of Works 司空HeldDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 2, passage 39
- the Four Esteemed 四貴One of Four EsteemedDirectly stated · Book of Song 89, passage 54
Places and affiliations
- Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 104
- Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · nanqishu:032:s0139g
- Polity two dynasties 二代 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 111
- Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Works and attributed material
- Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 10, passages 82-89
- Lord Yu's integrity extended even to his dust-covered couch and few books.Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passages 79-80
- Remaining unperturbed by desirable things was the virtue Duke Yang left his descendantsDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 192
- Xian could be deployed for tasks of any shapeDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 168
- Reply · Author · With Founding Emperor (太祖) · Mode direct-quotation · Mode direct-quotation Speaker Chu Yuan (褚淵)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passages 105-106
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Chu Xuan (褚炫)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 114
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- Speech · Speaker · With Grand Ancestor (太祖) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · nanqishu:032:s0139h; nanqishu:032:s0139i; nanqishu:032:s0139j; nanqishu:032:s0139k
Events and relationships
- Called onDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 163
- Received dying commandDirectly stated · Book of Song 89, passage 103
- Refused inner service to princessAD 465 景和世 · Political · SubjectDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 135
- Refused to serve as favoriteDirectly stated · Book of Song 7, passages 189-190
- Reported poverty to emperorDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 163
- SparedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 20, passage 6
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- Relation Minister to · Person Emperor Gao of Qi (齊高帝)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 2, passages 145, 148
- Relation Colleague of · Person Wang Jian (王儉)Directly stated · nanqishu:032:s0139j
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment fame and virtue did not flourish, yet granted long life · Mode named-person-report Speaker Chu Zhao (褚炤)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passages 111-112
- Assessment nature pure and deep; mourning exceeds the rites; utterly loyal in danger · With Shilong (世隆) · Mode named-source-report Speaker Chu Yuan (褚淵)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passages 105-106
Source notes
- Historicity historical
References in the histories
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