Yuan Hai (元海) | 24 Histories

Overview

Yuan Hai was a ruler.

PeriodThree Kingdoms and Six Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 304 to AD 310 元海征五部之師
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 45

Events and relationships

Levied Five Divisions
Military · Commander · Mode quoted-document Speaker Li Keyong (李克用)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 45

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 60Volume 60 Book of Later Tang 36: Biographies 12: Li Xiji, Wang Jian, Li Jingyi, Lu Rubi, Li Dexiu, Su Xun · 1 passage

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文靖求始畢之眾，元海征五部之師，寬言虛詞，猶或得志。 Wen Jing sought the hosts of Shibi; Yuan Hai marched the Five Divisions—with empty boasts they still sometimes won their way.