Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Courtier

Ruan Tianfu 阮佃夫

Ruǎn Diànfū

Attested AD 465 - AD 472

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Ruan Tianfu was an official and Courtier.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 465 to AD 472 宋明帝
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 35, 39

Career and standing

palace interior retainer 中書舍人
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 35
stood in the emperor's favor 要倖
Imperial favorite
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 36

Places and affiliations

At Kuaiji 會稽 · Relation Family in
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 35

Events and relationships

Asked leave to travel east and return home to Kuaiji
Travel · Subject
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 35
Spoke to Emperor Ming and had Sun Que impeach Sengqian
Legal · Accuser · With Wang Sengqian (王僧虔)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 39
Relation Favorite of · Person Emperor Ming of Song (宋明帝)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 36, 39

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 33Volume 33 Biographies 14: Wang Sengqian, Zhang Xu · 3 passages

中書舍人阮佃夫家在會稽，請假東歸。 Palace interior retainer Ruan Tianfu's family was in Kuaiji; he asked leave to travel east and return home.

客勸僧虔以佃夫要倖，宜加禮接。 Guests urged Sengqian that Tianfu stood in the emperor's favor and that he ought to treat him with added ceremony.

佃夫言於宋明帝，使御史中丞孫敻奏：「僧虔前莅吳興，多有謬命，檢到郡至遷，凡用功曹五官主簿至二禮吏署三傳及度與弟子，合四百四十八人。 Tianfu spoke to Emperor Ming of Song and had censorate director Sun Que impeach him: "When Sengqian previously governed Wuxing he issued many wrongful appointments; from his arrival until his transfer, in all he placed merit clerks, five-offices chief recorders, two-rites clerks' transmission students, and quota disciples—448 persons in total.