Overview
Yao Sengyuan was a Physician and Official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Chen
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate name | Yao Sengtan | 姚僧坦 | Yao Sengtan |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 557 to AD 583 梁季淪沒……至是凶問因聘使到江南Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 27, passage 139
Attested activity
- AD 557 to AD 581 周書Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passages 265, 267
- AD 560 to AD 580 往歲之聘周Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 186
- AD 554 to AD 557 梁季淪沒Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 27, passage 139
- AD 552 to AD 554 父隨朝士例往赴西臺Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 27, passage 109
- AD 502 to AD 549 知名梁武代Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 27, passage 99
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Yao Cha (姚察)father 父Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passages 99, 139, 186, 265, 267
- Spouse of Lady Wei (韋氏)wife 妻
wife 妻 · UncertainStrongly inferred · Book of Chen 27, passages 94, 99, 104, 139-140
Career and standing
- superior grandee opening the mansion 上開府HeldDirectly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 99
- Superior Grandee Opening the Mansion 上開府HeldDirectly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 265
Places and affiliations
- Polity Liang 梁 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 27, passages 99, 109, 139
- Polity Northern Zhou 周 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 267
- At Chang'an 長安 · Relation Went toDirectly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 139
Events and relationships
- Entered Chang'an when Liang fellAD 554 to AD 557 梁季淪沒 · Migration · SubjectDated from the passage context · Book of Chen 27, passage 139
- Gave gifts to sons for studyPersonal · ProviderDirectly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 99
- Returned home from jinlingTravel · Participant · At Jinling 金陵Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 104
- Went to western terraceAD 552 to AD 554 元帝於荊州即位 · Political · Official · At Western Terrace 西臺Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 27, passage 109
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment famed under Liang Emperor Wu; both palaces treated him with exceptional courtesy · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 99
Source notes
- 坦 emended to 垣 per Zhou History biography of Yao SengyuanField given-nameDirectly stated · Book of Chen 27, passages 266-267
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Chen 27, passages 99, 139, 186, 267
References in the histories
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