Yuan Shu (元樹) | 24 Histories

Overview

Yuan Shu was a Royal Family Member and Official.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Junli	君立	Jūnlì

Life and dates

Death

AD 532 中大通四年
died of grief 發憤卒 · At Wei 魏
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 41
Executed or died after capture
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 28, passage 13

Age

48
Reckoning Sui · At death
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 41

Attested activity

AD 530 中大通二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 39
AD 532 中大通四年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passages 40-41, 103, 113
AD 509 天監八年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 36
AD 532 孝武初
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 28, passage 7
AD 525 普通六年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 37
AD 509 to AD 525 梁書卷三十九列傳目錄
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 39, passage 2

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AD 501 禧誅後南奔
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 28, passage 3

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Descendant of Emperor Xianwen (獻文帝)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 34
Sibling of Yuan Tan (元坦)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 28, passage 3
Child of Yuan Xi (元僖)
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 35
Parent of Yuan Zhen (元貞)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 42

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Origins and identity

near kinsman of the Wei imperial house 魏之近屬
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 33

Career and standing

Regular Attendant-in-Ordinary 散騎常侍
Added
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 38
Area Commander-in-Chief of Northern Campaign Military Affairs 都督北討諸軍事
AD 532 中大通四年 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 40
Bearer of the Staff 使持節
AD 532 中大通四年 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 40
General Who Guards the North 鎮北將軍
AD 532 中大通四年 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 40
Regular Attendant-in-Ordinary 散騎常侍
AD 509 天監八年 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 36
Area Commander-in-Chief of Ying, Si, and Huo 督郢司霍三州諸軍事
AD 525 普通六年 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 37

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Bearer of the Staff 使持節
AD 525 普通六年 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 37
General of Cloudlike Pennants 雲麾將軍
AD 525 普通六年 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 37
Inspector of Yingzhou 郢州刺史
AD 525 普通六年 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 37
General Who Pacifies the West 安西將軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 38
Director of the Imperial Clan 宗正卿
Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 36
General Who Guards the Right 鎮右將軍
AD 530 中大通二年 · Summoned
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 39
Palace Attendant 侍中
AD 530 中大通二年 · Summoned
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 39
Prince of Ye 鄴王
AD 509 天監八年 · Enfeoffed · Households 2000
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 36
Prince of Ye 鄴王
AD 525 普通六年 · Increased · Households 3000
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 37
Prince of Ye 鄴王
Increased · Households Added 500
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 38
a suite of war drums 鼓吹一部
AD 532 中大通四年 · Granted
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 40
Captured
AD 532 孝武初 · Captivity
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 28, passage 7
Entered
AD 532 中大通四年 · Captivity · At Wei 魏
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 41

Places and affiliations

AD 509 天監八年
Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Served
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 36
Polity Northern Wei 魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passages 33, 36
AD 525 普通六年
At Yingzhou 郢州 · Relation Posted to
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 37

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Yuan Tan (元坦) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 28, passages 9-11

Events and relationships

Campaigned against Wei
AD 532 中大通四年 · Military · Commander
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 40
Captured
AD 532 中大通四年 · Military · Commander · At Qiao 譙城
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 40
City fell captured
AD 532 中大通四年 · Military · Besieged · With Dugu Ruyuan (獨孤如願)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 41
Defected to Liang
AD 509 天監八年 · Political · Defector
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 36
Lost army
AD 532 中大通四年 · Military · Commander · At Qiao 譙城
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passages 103, 113
Met returning
AD 525 普通六年 · Diplomatic · Escort · With Yuan Faseng (元法僧)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 37

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southern barbarian bandits 南蠻賊
Military · Commander · Pacified
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 38

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 28, passage 1; Book of Liang 39, passage 113
Historicity historical
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 39, passage 2

References in the histories

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History

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 28Volume 28 Biographies 20: Yuan Tan (Eastern Wei); Yuan Bin; Yuan Xiaoyou; Yuan Huiye; Yuan Bi; Yuan Shao (Eastern Wei) · 5 passages

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禧誅後，兄翼、樹等五人相繼南奔，故坦得承襲，改封敷城王。 After Xi was executed, five elder brothers including Yi and Shu fled south one after another, so Tan inherited the title; his fief was changed to prince of Fucheng.

孝武初，其兄樹見禽。 At the beginning of Emperor Xiaowu's reign, his elder brother Shu was captured.

坦見樹既長且賢，慮其代己，密勸朝廷以法除之。 Tan saw that Shu was older and more worthy and feared he would be displaced; he secretly urged the court to eliminate Shu by law.

樹知之，泣渭坦曰：「我往因家難，不能死亡，寄食江湖，受其爵命。 When Shu learned of it, he wept on the Wei River and said to Tan, "Long ago, because of our family's calamity, I could not die; I lived on others' food along rivers and lakes and accepted their ranks and commands.

樹死，竟不臨哭。 When Shu died, Tan never went to mourn at his coffin.

Book of Liang, Chapter 39Volume 39: Yuan Faseng; Yuan Shu; Yuan Yuanda; Wang Shenian; Yang Hua; Yang Kan; Yang Kun; Yang Yaren · 5 passages

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元法僧元樹元願達王神念楊華羊侃子鶤羊鴉仁 Yuan Faseng; Yuan Shu; Yuan Yuanda; Wang Shenian; Yang Hua; Yang Kan; his son Kun; Yang Yaren

元樹，字君立，亦魏之近屬也。 Yuan Shu, styled Junli, was another near kinsman of the Wei imperial house.

樹仕魏爲宗正卿，屬尒朱榮亂，以天監八年歸國，封爲鄴王，邑二千戶，拜散騎常侍。 In Wei he was Director of the Imperial Clan; after Erzhu Rong’s upheaval he defected in Tianjian year 8, was made Prince of Ye with two thousand households, and became Regular Attendant.

會魏將獨孤如願來援，遂圍樹，城陷被執，發憤卒于魏，時年四十八。 Dugu Ruyuan came to relieve the city and then besieged Shu. When the city fell, Shu was captured; he died in Wei of pent-up indignation at forty-eight.

行次官竹，元樹又於譙城喪師。 At Guanzhu, Yuan Shu lost his force at Qiao.