Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Grand Marshal of late Yuanjia 故太尉

Died AD 453

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Grand Marshal of late Yuanjia was an official.

Life and dates

Death

AD 453 元嘉之末
Killed to prove loyalty · Mode quotation Speaker Fu Ying (傅映)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 110

Attested activity

AD 453 元嘉之末
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 110

Career and standing

Grand Marshal 太尉
Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 110

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 110

Events and relationships

Died to clarify integrity
Political · Martyr · Mode quotation Speaker Fu Ying (傅映)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 110

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 26Volume 26: Fan Xiu; Fu Zhao; Fu Ying; Xiao Chen; Lu Gao · 1 passage

映答曰：「元嘉之末，開闢未有，故太尉殺身以明節，司徒當寄託之重，理無苟全，所以不顧夷險，以殉名義。 Ying replied, “At the end of Yuanjia the succession was unsettled; the Grand Marshal gave his life to prove his loyalty, and the Minister over the Masses bore the burden of the realm—there was no saving himself—so he faced every peril for duty and honor.