Overview
The translated histories identify Yuan An as an official and statesman. This record brings together 4 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yuan An | 袁安 | Yuán Ān |
| Given | An | 安 | An |
| Surname | Yuan | 袁 | Yuan |
| Personal name | Yuan An | 袁安 | Yuan An |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · houhanshu:085:s0276
- Value: maleExplicit · houhanshu:028:s0084
Roles
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 建初七年後 · Western Year: AD 82Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:028:s0083, houhanshu:028:s0084, houhanshu:028:s0093, houhanshu:028:s0094
- Source Date: Text: 袁安未尝鞫人臧罪 · Western Year: c. AD 85Strongly inferred · houhanshu:085:s0276
Career and standing
- Label: Governor of Henan / 河南尹 · Action: heldExplicit · houhanshu:028:s0084
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Eastern Han / 东汉 · Relation: servedStrongly inferred · houhanshu:085:s0276
Works and attributed material
- Kind: memorial · Role: author · Statement: reported auspicious grain at Lu Gong's officeExplicit · houhanshu:028:s0094
Events and relationships
- Kind: legal · Role: official · Action: refrained-from-torture-for-embezzlement · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · houhanshu:085:s0276
- Kind: investigation · Role: commissioner · Action: sent Fei Qin to verify Zhongmou's reported omens · Other Person Id: Fei Qin (肥親)Explicit · houhanshu:028:s0084
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: never tortured men for embezzlement, yet none dared offend · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · houhanshu:085:s0276
References in the histories
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