Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Yuan Ding 元定

Attested AD 566 - AD 572

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yuan Ding was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 566 to AD 572 天和中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passages 11-12

Career and standing

grand general 大將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 11

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Zhou 北周 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 11

Events and relationships

Defected to Jiangnan
AD 566 to AD 572 天和中 · Military · Defector · At Jiangnan 江南
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 12
Marched to relief
AD 566 to AD 572 天和中 · Military · Subordinate general · At Dun mouth 沌口 · With Yuwen Zhi (宇文直)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 11

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 11

References in the histories

Book of Zhou, Chapter 13Volume 13 Biographies 5: Princes of Wen, Xiaomin, Wu, and Xuan · 2 passages

天和中，陳湘州刺史華皎舉州來附，詔直督綏德公陸通、大將軍田弘、權景宣、元定等兵赴援，與陳將淳于量、吳明徹等戰於沌口。 During Tianhe (566–572), Chen Xiangzhou governor Hua Jiao brought his province over to Zhou; an edict ordered Yuwen Zhi to supervise Suide Duke Lu Tong, grand generals Tian Hong, Quan Jingxuan, Yuan Ding, and others in marching to the relief, and they fought Chen generals Chunyu Liang, Wu Mingche, and others at Dun mouth.

直軍不利，元定遂投江南。 Yuwen Zhi's army fared badly; Yuan Ding then defected to the south.