Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Rui Xuan 芮玄

First attested AD 194; died AD 226

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Rui Xuan was a general.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Wenbiao	文表	Wénbiǎo

Life and dates

Death

AD 226 黄武五年
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 31

Attested activity

AD 194 to AD 200 随孙策平定江东
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 29
AD 226 黄武五年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 31

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Daughter of Rui Xuan (芮玄女)
daughter 女
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 30
Sibling of Rui Liang (芮良)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 29
Child of Rui Zhi (芮祉)
father 父
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 28

Career and standing

general of the household who displays martial vigor 奋武中郎将
Appointed
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 29
marquis of Liyang 溧阳侯
Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 29
marquis of Liyang 溧阳侯
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 29

Places and affiliations

At Danyang 丹杨
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 27

Events and relationships

Inherited Liang troops
Military · Successor · With Rui Liang (芮良)
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 29

References in the histories

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 61Volume 61: Book of Wu 16: Biographies of Pan Jun and Lu Kai · 4 passages

〈吴书曰：芮玄卒，濬并领玄兵，屯夏口。〈The Book of Wu notes that when Rui Xuan died, Pan Jun absorbed his command and garrisoned the troops at Xiakou.

玄字文表，丹杨人。 Rui Xuan, courtesy name Wenbiao, was a native of Danyang.

玄兄良，字文鸾，随孙策平定江东，策以为会稽东部都尉，卒，玄领良兵，拜奋武中郎将，以功封溧阳侯。 His older brother Rui Liang, courtesy name Wenluan, helped Sun Ce conquer the lower Yangzi region and was named eastern commandery commandant of Kuaiji; when Liang died, Rui Xuan inherited the troops, became general of the household who displays martial vigor, and was enfeoffed as marquis of Liyang for his service.

权为子登拣择淑媛，群臣咸称玄父祉兄良并以德义文武显名三世，故遂娉玄女为妃焉。 When Sun Quan was choosing a worthy bride for the heir apparent Deng, his ministers all pointed to three generations of Rui men—Zhi and Liang—who had combined moral stature with civil and military renown; Sun Quan therefore took Rui Xuan's daughter as a royal consort.