Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Scholar

Yuan Duan 元端

Attested AD 515 - AD 528

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yuan Duan was an official and Scholar.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 515 to AD 528 議諡
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 95, passages 175, 183

Career and standing

Vice Director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices 太常少卿
Held
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 175

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 175

Works and attributed material

defense of Jing proposal after objection 上言
Memorial · Author · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passages 183-191
proposed posthumous title Jing for Yang Zhi 議諡
Memorial · Author · With Yang Zhi (羊祉) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passages 175-177

Events and relationships

Relation Colleague of · Person Liu Tailong (劉臺龍)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passages 175, 183

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 175

References in the histories

Book of Wei, Chapter 95Volume 89: Cruel Officals: Yu Luohou, Hu Ni, Li Hongzhi, Gaozun Zhang Sheti, Yang Zhi, Cui Xian, Li Dao Yun · 2 passages

太常少卿元端、博士劉臺龍議諡曰：「祉志存埋輪，不避強禦。 Vice Director Yuan Duan of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and Erudite Liu Tailong proposed the posthumous title, saying: "Zhi was resolved to curb abuse of power and did not shrink from the mighty.

元端、臺龍上言：「竊惟諡者行之迹，狀者迹之稱。 Yuan Duan and Tailong submitted: "The posthumous title records a man's conduct; the memorial of conduct is the designation of that record.