Sui and Tang · Royal Family Member

Yuan Guan 元瓘

Attested AD 902 - AD 903

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yuan Guan was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 902 to AD 903 頵围镠及叛行密事
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 147

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Betrothed to Daughter of Xingmi (行密女)
bride 女 · Betrothal
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 147
Child of Liu (镠)
son 子
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passages 147, 150

Career and standing

Entered
Hostage · With Yun (頵)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 150

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 147

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 189Volume 189 Biographies 114: Gao, Zhao, Tian, Zhu · 2 passages

先是，行密欲女镠子，镠急，乃遣元迎女，且告行密曰：「頵得誌，為患必大，請以子為質，願召還頵。」 Earlier Xingmi had sought a marriage alliance with Liu’s son. In desperation Liu sent Yuan Guan to fetch the bride and told Xingmi, “If Yun succeeds the damage will be grave. Take my son as hostage and recall Yun.”

镠輸錢二百萬緡犒軍，頵又請镠子元瓘出質，乃與綰引兵還。 Liu paid two million strings of cash to reward the army. Yun also demanded that Liu’s son Yuan Guan be left as hostage. Only then did he withdraw with Xu Wan.