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Yuan Bao was a Sui Frontier Commander.
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Book of Sui, Chapter 53Volume 53 Biographies 18: Daxi Zhangru, Helou Zigan, Shi Wansui, Liu Fang · 1 passage
其年，授寧州刺史，尋轉鄜州刺史，母憂去職．長儒性至孝，水漿不入口五日，毀悴過禮，殆將滅性，天子嘉歎．起為夏州總管三州六鎮都將事，匈奴憚之，不敢窺塞．以病免．又除襄州總管，在職二年，轉蘭州總管．高祖遣涼州總管獨孤羅、原州總管元褒、靈州總管賀若誼等發卒備胡，皆受長儒節度．長儒率眾出祁連山北，西至蒲類海，無虜而還．復轉荊州總管三十六州諸軍事，高祖謂之曰：「江陵要害，國之南門，今以委公，朕無慮也．」歲餘，卒官．諡曰威．子暠大業時，官至太僕少卿．
That year he became governor of Ningzhou, then of Binzhou, and left office when his mother died. Deeply filial by nature, he took neither food nor drink for five days; his mourning exceeded the rites and nearly cost him his life, and the emperor marveled at it. Recalled as commander of Xiazhou with authority over three prefectures and six garrisons, he so awed the Xiongnu that they dared not test the border. Illness forced his retirement. He was made commander of Xiangzhou, served two years, then transferred to Lanzhou. Gaozu sent the commanders of Liangzhou, Yuanzhou, and Lingzhou—Dugu Luo, Yuan Bao, and Heruo Yi—to raise troops against the barbarians, all under Changru’s orders. Changru led his men north of the Qilian range as far west as Lake Pulei and returned without meeting the enemy. He was then made commander of Jingzhou with military authority over thirty-six prefectures. Gaozu told him, “Jiangling is the realm’s southern gate; with you there, I need not worry.” A little over a year later he died in office. His posthumous name was Wei. His son Gao, in the Daye reign, rose to vice director of the imperial stud.