Overview
Cui Xuan was an official and Administrator.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Yuanqin | 元欽 | Yuanqin |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 528 建義初killed 遇害 · At Heyin 河陰Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 173
Attested activity
- AD 528 建義初Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 173
- AD 523 to AD 525 武川鎮反Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 170-171
- AD 508 to AD 516 為御史中尉李平所糾Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 160
- AD 508 to AD 515 為御史中尉王顯所彈Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 162
- AD 520 to AD 525 貨元叉獲免Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 172
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Cui Mao (崔茂)grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 177
- Parent of Cui Zan (崔瓚)son 子Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 162, 175
Origins and identity
- Lineage Cui of Qinghe 清河崔氏Strongly inferred · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 158
Career and standing
- acting administrator of Yu Province 行豫州事Acting appointmentDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 161
- commander 都督AD 523 to AD 525 武川鎮反 · AppointedDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 170
- governor of Southern Yan Province 南袞州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 160
- governor of Ying Province 瀛州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 163
- governor of Yu Province 豫州刺史Appointed · 尋即真, soon given the full postDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 161
- governor of Southern Yan Province 南袞州刺史DismissedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 160
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- governor of Ying Province 瀛州刺史Dismissed · Reason deemed unfit for office 不稱職Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 169
- governor of Yu Province 豫州刺史DismissedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 162
- governor of Ji Province 冀州刺史Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 174
- Duke of Wujin County 武津縣公Posthumously enfeoffedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 174
- Grand Steward 司徒公Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 174
- Duke of Wujin County 武津縣公Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 174
- ImpeachedImpeached · Authority Wang Xian (王顯) · Charge dividing household registers, seizing land, concealing government slaves, monopolizing pond reeds, encroaching on public and private property 遣子析戶，分隸三縣，廣占田宅，藏匿官奴，障吝陂葦，侵盜公私Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 162
- ImpeachedImpeached · Authority Li Ping (李平) · Charge misappropriating official tiles and notorious corruption 盜用官瓦，贓汙狼籍Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 160
- ImprisonedImprisoned · Authority Minister of Justice 廷尉Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 172
- Obtained releaseDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 172
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 160, 173
- At Dongwucheng in Qinghe 清河東武城 · Relation Claimed origin · 本雲, originally said to beDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 158
- AD 528 建義初At Heyin 河陰 · Relation Died atDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 173
- At between Xingyang and Yingchuan 滎陽、潁川之間 · Relation Family settledDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 158
- At the capital 京 · Relation Recalled toDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 169
Learning and skills
- EarnedCredential Cultivated Talent 秀才Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 160
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Addressee a woman drawing water 汲水婦人Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 165
- Speech · Addressee · Direct quotation · unidentified village woman answering, not knowing the speaker was CuiDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 166-167
Events and relationships
- Bribed Yuan Cha with entertainers gardens and fields for releaseDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 172
- Campaigned against Wuchuan rebels under Li ChongDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 170
- Departed in silence after being insultedPersonal · SubjectDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 168
- Disobeyed orders was defeated and fled aloneDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 171
- Hunted north of province and questioned village womanPersonal · Hunter · At north of Ying Province 州北Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 165
- Impeached and dismissedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 160
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- Sent son to divide household and seize propertyDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 162
- Relation Subordinate commander of · Person Li Chong (李崇)Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 170-171
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment a leprous wretch of a governor; the people had committed no crime to deserve him · Mode named-source-report Source a woman drawing water 汲水婦人Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 166-167
- Assessment fierce, cruel, lacking mercy, crafty and greedy, skilled at serving powerful families · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 159
- Assessment greedy, brutal, and pitiless; hated by the people · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 164
- Item female entertainers, gardens, and fields 女妓園田 · Relation Used as bribe · With Yuan Cha (元叉)Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 172
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 158
References in the histories
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