Overview
Xun Yu was an official and Strategist.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Wenruo | 文若 | Wénruò |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 196 to AD 212 儗之魏臣Strongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 239
- AD 196 to AD 220 曹操闻而召佗（无纪年）Derived from the source · Book of Later Han 93, passage 175
- AD 196 to AD 212 東漢末Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 222
- AD 196 to AD 212 漢末Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 7, passage 63
- AD 200 荀彧止其退避Directly stated · History of Song 359, passage 175
- AD 196 to AD 212 荀彧止魏武求九錫Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 45
Key source chapters
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 18 Volume 18 Biographies 10: Sun Teng; Gao Longzhi; Sima Ziru 1 passage
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 93 Volume 82b: Biographies of Alchemists 2 1 passage
- Book of Liang, Chapter 7 Volume 7: Empresses 1 passage
- Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 37 Volume 37: Book of Shu 7: Biographies of Pang Tong and Fa Zheng 1 passage
- History of Song, Chapter 359 Volume 359 Biographies 118: Li Gang 2 1 passage
Places and affiliations
- Wei 魏Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 239
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 222
- At Xudu 許下 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 222
Works and attributed material
- AD 196 to AD 220 曹操闻而召佗（无纪年）Petition · Speaker · With Cao Cao (魏武) · Quoted · Summary requested that Hua Tuo be granted full pardon because his formulas and techniques were truly masterful and human lives hung on themDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 175
Events and relationships
- Dissuaded retreatDirectly stated · History of Song 359, passage 175
- HeldAdministration · Administrator · At Xudu 許下Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 222
- Stopped seeking Nine BestowmentsDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 45
- pleaded unsuccessfully with Cao Cao for Hua Tuo's lifeDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passages 175-176
- Relation Adviser of · Person Cao Cao (魏武)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 45
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment held as upright contrast to greedy Northern Qi ministers · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 222
- Assessment Wei minister used as peer benchmark for Pang Tong · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 239
References in the histories
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