Overview
Yuan Hongsi was an official and Administrator.
Life and dates
Death
- AD 613 徙日南,道死Died on the road in exile · At on the road to Rinan 道死Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 277
Age
- 18Reckoning Sui · Point appointment-as-Left-Imperial-GuardDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 261
- 49Reckoning Sui · Point deathDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 277
Attested activity
- AD 600 二十年Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passages 264-265
- AD 604 仁壽末Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 269
- AD 594 十四年Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 263
- AD 605 大業初Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 270
- AD 613 明年…玄感作亂Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passages 274-275, 277
- AD 612 遼東之役Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 273
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- AD 589 開皇九年Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 262
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Yuan Gang (元剛)Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 259
- Child of Yuan Jing (元經)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 260
- Parent of Yuan Renguan (元仁觀)son 子Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 278
Origins and identity
- Line paternal · Ancestor Person Id Yuan Gang (元剛) · Yuan house of the Wei princes of YuyangDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passages 258-259
Career and standing
- Grand Master for Splendid Happiness with Golden Seal and Purple Ribbon 金紫光祿大夫AD 612 遼東之役 · AdvancedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 273
- Director of the Carpentry Office 木工監AD 604 仁壽末 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 269
- Chief Administrator of Guanzhou 觀州總管長史AD 594 十四年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 263
- Senior Grand Master for Court Audience 上儀同AD 589 開皇九年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 262
- Left Imperial Guard Attendant 左親衛HeldDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 261
- Gentleman of the Yellow Gate 黃門侍郎PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 272
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- Chief Administrator of Youzhou 幽州總管長史AD 600 二十年 · TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 264
- Junior Director of the Palace Interior 殿內少監TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 272
- Duke of Yuyang Commandery 漁陽郡公InheritedStrongly inferred · Book of Sui 74, passages 260-261
- ExiledAD 613 徙日南 · Exile · At Rinan 日南Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 277
- InheritedInherited title in youthDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 261
- struck from the registers 除名Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 277
Places and affiliations
- Polity Sui 隋 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passages 262, 270
- At Luoyang in Henan 河南洛陽Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 258
- AD 600 二十年At Youzhou 幽州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 264
- AD 594 十四年At Guanzhou 觀州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 263
- AD 613 徙日南At Rinan 日南 · Relation Exiled toDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 277
Events and relationships
- Accused of plotting to join Xuangan seized and sent to imperial campDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 276
- Beat conscript laborers so that many died standing in waterLabor supervision · OverseerDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 271
- Beaten humiliated imprisoned nearly killedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passages 265-266
- Built the eastern capitalAD 604 仁壽末 · Construction · Director · At eastern capital 東都Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 269
- Followed Prince of Jin in pacifying ChenDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 262
- Garrisoned Anding during Yang Xuangan rebellionAD 613 玄感作亂 · Military · Commander · At Anding 安定Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 275
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- Ordered to attack slave bandits in LongyouAD 613 明年 · Military · Commander · At Longyou 隴右Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 274
- Poured vinegar into prisoners nostrils or stuffed lower orificesLegal · InterrogatorDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 268
- Supervised shipbuilding at DonglaiAD 605 大業初 · Military logistics · Supervisor · At Donglai seaport 東萊海口Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 270
- Took power after Yan Rong was executed and was still more cruelDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 267
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Yan Rong (燕榮)Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 265
- Relation Accused of joining · Person Yang Xuangan (楊玄感) · Mode allegationDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 276
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment cruelty surpassed Yan Rong; none dared hide the truth · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passages 267-268
- Assessment governed solely by severity; many clerks resented him · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 263
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 258
References in the histories
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