Overview
Yuan Hongsi was an official and Administrator.
PeriodSui and Tang
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- Died on the road while being exiled to Rinan · At road to Rinan 徙日南道Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 275
Age
- 18Reckoning Sui · Context when made Left Imperial GuardDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 257
Attested activity
- AD 604 仁壽末Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 266
- AD 605 大業初Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 267
- AD 589 to AD 604 幽州總管任上（平陳之後至仁壽末以前）Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 242, 261
- AD 613 玄感反Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 272-273, 275
- AD 612 to AD 614 遼東之役Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 270
- AD 581 開皇元年Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 258
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Yuan Gang (元剛)Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 255
- Child of Yuan Jing (元經)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 256
- Parent of Yuan Renguan (元仁觀)son 子Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 276
- Spouse of Wife of Yuan Hongsi (元弘嗣妻)wife 妻Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 249
Career and standing
- Grand Master of Splendid Happiness with Golden Seal and Purple Ribbon 金紫光祿大夫AD 612 to AD 614 遼東之役 · AdvancedDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 270
- Director of the Carpentry Office 木工監AD 604 仁壽末 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 266
- chief clerk of Guan Province 觀州長史Appointed · At Guan Province 觀州Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 259
- chief clerk of You Province 幽州長史Appointed · At You Province 幽州Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 242
- Superior Palace Attendant of the Same Rank 上儀同AD 581 開皇元年 · GrantedDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 258
- administration after Rong's death 為政Held · At You Province 幽州Strongly inferred · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 263
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- Left Imperial Guard 左親衛HeldDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 257
- Attendant Gentleman of the Yellow Gate 黃門侍郎PromotedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 269
- chief clerk of You Province 幽州長史Transferred · At You Province 幽州Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 242, 260
- Junior Director of the Palace 殿中少監TransferredDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 269
- inherited noble rank 襲爵InheritedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 257
- EnteredDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 275
- ReceivedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 243
- release for lack of evidence of rebellion 以無反釋ReleasedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 274
- imprisonment with food cut off 收付獄，禁絕其糧Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 247
- struck from the rolls 除名Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 275
Places and affiliations
- Polity Sui 隋 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 258, 267
- At Luoyang in Henan 河南洛陽Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 254
- At Luoyang 洛陽 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 254
- At Rinan 日南 · Relation Exiled toDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 275
Events and relationships
- Appointed to construct the Eastern CapitalAD 604 仁壽末 · Construction · Director · At Eastern Capital 東都Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 266
- Constantly flogged and humiliated by Yan RongDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 261
- Firmly declined the You Province chief clerkship fearing humiliation by RongDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 242
- Flogged for granary husk or chaff fewer than ten strokes two or three times a day for yearsDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 245-246
- Flogged provincial corvée laborers; officials stood in water day and night until maggots bred from the waist down and three or four in ten diedLegal · Overseer · At Donglai seaport 東萊海口Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 268
- Followed the Prince of Jin in the conquest of ChenDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 258
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- None dared conceal the truth; fraud ceasedLegal · InterrogatorDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 265
- Ordered by edict to attack slave rebels raiding LongxiMilitary · Commander · At Longxi 隴西Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 271
- Poured vinegar into prisoners' nostrils or drove stakes into their lower orificesLegal · InterrogatorDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 264
- Refused to submit and was imprisonedLegal · PrisonerDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 262
- Reported as plotting to join Yang Xuangan; seized by the Prince of Dai You and sent to the imperial campDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 273
- Sent to Donglai seaport to supervise shipbuilding for a planned Liaodong campaignDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 267
- Served in the Liaodong campaignAD 612 to AD 614 遼東之役 · Military · Officer · At Liaodong 遼東Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 270
- Starving, swallowed clothing stuffing mixed with waterPersonal · PrisonerDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 248
- Stationed troops at Anding when Yang Xuangan rebelledDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 272
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Yan Rong (燕榮)Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 242, 261
- Relation Follower of · Person Emperor Yang (煬帝)Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 258
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment his cruelty exceeded Rong's · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 263
- Assessment stern severity in office; provincials mostly resented him · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 259
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 242, 254
References in the histories
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