Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Aristocrat

Dingyuan 定遠

Attested AD 573

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Dingyuan was an official and Aristocrat.

Life and dates

Death

Suicide · Cause hanged himself when sensing a trap 疑有變，遂縊而死
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 15, passage 122

Attested activity

AD 573 高思好作亂
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 15, passages 120, 122

Family

Sibling of Jilue (季略)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 15, passage 119

Career and standing

impeached for embezzlement 以贓貨事劾
Impeachment · Accused
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 15, passage 121

Places and affiliations

Relation Served · Polity Northern Qi 齊
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 15, passage 121

Events and relationships

Hanged himself
Personal · Subject
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 15, passage 122
refused Mutipo's demand for Jilue's performing concubine 穆提婆求其伎妾，定遠不許
Political · Subject · Refused demand · With Mutipo (穆提婆)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 15, passage 119

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 15Volume 15 Biographies 7: Dou Tai; Wei Jing; Lou Zhao; His Nephew Rui; Kudie Gan; His Son Shiwen; Han Gui; Pan Le · 4 passages

初，定遠弟季略，穆提婆求其伎妾，定遠不許。 Earlier, Dingyuan's younger brother Jilue had a performing concubine. Mutipo demanded her; Dingyuan refused.

因高思好作亂，提婆令臨淮國郎中令告定遠陰與思好通。 When Gao Sihao rose in rebellion, Mutipo had the Linhuai principality's director accuse Dingyuan of secret dealings with Sihao.

後主令開府段暢率三千騎掩之，令侍御史趙秀通至州，以贓貨事劾定遠。 The Later Lord ordered Duan Chang, who held opening-establishment honors, to lead three thousand cavalry in a surprise raid, and sent attendant censor Zhao Xiutong to the province to impeach Dingyuan for embezzlement.

定遠疑有變，遂縊而死。 Dingyuan sensed a trap and hanged himself.