Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Yuan Kang 元康

Attested AD 535 - AD 544

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yuan Kang was an official.

Life and dates

Death

Killed · Killed by Liu Yan (劉彥)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 30

Attested activity

AD 535 to AD 544 榮子康
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 30

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Yuan Rong (元榮)
son 子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 30

Career and standing

Inspector of Gua Province 刺史
Petitioned for
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 30

References in the histories

Book of Zhou, Chapter 32Volume 32 Biographies 24: Shen Hui; Lu Tong; Younger Brother Cheng; Liu Min; Lu Rou; Tang Jin · 1 passage

及榮死，瓜州首望表榮子康為刺史，彥遂殺康而取其位。 After Rong's death the leading men of Gua Province petitioned to make Rong's son Kang inspector, but Yan murdered Kang and took the office for himself.