Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member and Official

Yuan Kuang 元匡

Attested AD 500 - AD 528

Passages: 5
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

Yuan Kuang was a Royal Family Member and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 516 熙平初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 91, passage 148
AD 515 to AD 528 肅宗初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 38
AD 500 to AD 525 魏東平王
Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 26, passage 53

Family

Kin of Zhang (張氏)
concubine 妾 · Ended
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 26, passage 53

Key source chapters

Career and standing

chief of the censors 御史中尉
AD 515 to AD 528 肅宗初 · Held
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 38
Commandant of Justice 中尉
Held
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 148
Prince of Dongping 東平王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 26, passage 53; Book of Wei 91, passage 148

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 148

Events and relationships

Summoned literary men for censorate
AD 516 熙平初 · Examination · Examiner
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passages 148-149

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 148

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 26Volume 26 Biographies 18: Xue Chu; Jing Xianjun; Ping Jian · 1 passage

魏東平王元匡妾張氏淫逸放恣，琡初與姦通，後納以為婦。 Zhang, a concubine of Wei Prince of Dongping Yuan Kuang, was dissolute and unrestrained. Chu at first had an affair with her, then took her as his wife.

Book of Wei, Chapter 86Volume 81: Qi Jun, Shan Wei, Liu Renzhi, Yuwen Zhongzhi · 2 passages

肅宗初，元匡為御史中尉，以偉兼侍御史。 Early in Emperor Suzong's reign Yuan Kuang was chief of the censors and appointed Wei as concurrent attendant censor.

匡善之，俄然奏正。 Kuang commended him, and before long he was promoted to a regular post.

Book of Wei, Chapter 91Volume 85: Men of Letters: Yuan Yue, Pei Jingxian, Lu Guan, Feng Su, Xing Cang, Pei Bomao, Xing Xin · 2 passages

熙平初，中尉、東平王匡博召辭人，以充御史，同時射策者八百餘人，子昇與盧仲宣、孫搴等二十四人為高第。 At the beginning of Xiping, Prince Kuang of Dongping, Commandant of Justice, summoned literary men broadly to fill the Censorate; over eight hundred candidates took the policy examination at once, and Zisheng with Lu Zhongxuan, Sun Qian, and twenty-two others ranked in the top tier.

於時預選者爭相引決，匡使子昇當之，皆受屈而去。 Those who had been shortlisted then vied to withdraw rather than face him; Kuang had Zisheng stand against them, and each yielded and left.