Overview
Yuan Yanming was a prince and General.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Wenzuan | 文宣 | Wénxuān |
Life and dates
Death
- DiedAt Jiangnan 江南Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 116
Attested activity
- AD 520 to AD 527 普通中Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 32, passage 10
- AD 529 癸酉Dated from the passage context · zizhitongjian:153:s0165b
- AD 499 to AD 515 世宗時Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 24, passage 97
- AD 529 五月丙子Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 65; zizhitongjian:153:s0065a
- AD 523 to AD 525 六鎮、隴西二方起逆Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 48
- AD 532 出帝初Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 24, passage 118
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- AD 512 延昌初Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 24, passage 98
- AD 529 戊辰Dated from the passage context · zizhitongjian:153:s0137u
- AD 525 普通中Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 36, passage 108
- AD 525 普通六年Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 55, passage 28
- AD 528 to AD 530 永安Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 24, passage 156
- AD 515 to AD 520 肅宗初Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 24, passage 99
- AD 528 to AD 530 莊帝時Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 24, passage 114
- AD 529 魏北海王顥既得志
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Meng (猛)son 子Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 96
- Spouse of Wife of Yuan Yanming (安豐王延明妻)wife 妻Directly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0165b
- Kinship Role children · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0165b
- Kinship Role wife and children · Quantity unspecified pluralDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 116
Key source chapters
- Book of Wei, Chapter 24 Volume 20: Emperor Wencheng's Five Princes 10 passages
- Book of Liang, Chapter 36 Volume 36: Kong Xiuyuan; Jiang Ge 7 passages
- Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 153 Volume 153 Liang Records 9 6 passages
- Book of Liang, Chapter 32 Volume 32: Chen Qingzhi; Lan Qin 5 passages
- Book of Liang, Chapter 55 Volume 55: Zong, Prince of Yuzhang; Ji, Prince of Wuling; Zhengde, Prince of Linhe; Yu, Prince of Hedong 2 passages
Career and standing
- Grand Master of the Palace 太中大夫AD 499 世宗時 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 97
- Inspector of Yuzhou 豫州刺史AD 515 肅宗初 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 99
- Commander-in-Chief and Inspector of Xuzhou 都督、徐州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 112
- Eastern-Route Mobile Secretariat; Grand Commander of Xuzhou 東道行臺、徐州大都督AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 108
- overseer of metal and stone inscriptions 監金石事AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 107
- Palace Attendant 侍中AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 104
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- Director of Masters of Writing and Grand Marshal 尚書令、大司馬AD 528 莊帝時 · Held concurrentlyDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 114
- Right Vice Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書右僕射Held concurrentlyDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 106
- Grand Mentor 太保AD 532 出帝初 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 118
- Attendant of the Yellow Gate 給事黃門侍郎PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 99
- Prince of Anfeng 安豊王AD 520 to AD 527 普通中 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 10
- Prince of Anfeng 安豐王Held
Places and affiliations
- Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Fled toDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0165b
- Polity Wei 魏 · Relation Member of
- Polity Wei 魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 65
- AD 530 莊帝末At home territory 喪還 · Relation Remains returnedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 117
Learning and skills
- Skill broad learning and literary composition 博極羣書，兼有文藻 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 100
Works and attributed material
- poems, fu, hymns, inscriptions, and dirges 詩賦讚頌銘誄Relation Author · Count 300Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 119
- court dress regulations 服制Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 105
- Biographies of Transcendents 列仙傳Relation AnnotatorDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 119
- Chronological Record of Emperors and Kings 帝王世紀Relation AnnotatorDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 119
- nine chapters and twelve diagrams on music 古今樂事九章十二圖Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 121
- nine chapters on instrument standards 器準九篇Relation CompilerDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 121
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- Separate Meanings of the Odes and Rites 詩禮別義Relation CompilerDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 119
- Summaries of the Five Classics 五經宗略Relation CompilerDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 119
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Yuan Hao (元顥) · Direct quotation · Extent s0121d, s0121e, s0121f · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Yuan Yanming (元延明)
- Counsel against reinforcing Chen Qingzhi · Speaker · With Yuan Hao (元顥) · Mode direct-speech Speaker Yuan Yanming (元延明)Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passages 81-83
Events and relationships
- Army routed after Guan Shou capturedMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0137u
- Campaigned againstDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 108
- Fled to Liang with familyAD 529 癸酉 · Political · FugitiveDated from the passage context · zizhitongjian:153:s0165b
- Fled toDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 116
- Held the river lineMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0137e
- HeldDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 115
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- Helped usher Yuan Hao into Luoyang and prepare his accessionDirectly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 65
- Led Wei troops against Prince Zong and sent Qiu Daqian to fortify XunliangDirectly stated · Book of Liang 32, passages 10-11
- Plotted to turn against LiangDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 121
- Recovered territoryDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 111
- Relieved famine guestsAD 512 延昌初 · Charitable · BenefactorDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 98
- Sealed treasuries and welcomedDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 65
- Relation Political ally of · Person Yuan Hao (元顥) · Later State plotted against LiangDirectly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 75
- Relation Patron of · Person Xindu Fang (信都芳)Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 120
- Relation Peer of · Person Yu (彧)Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passages 102-103
- Relation Peer of · Person Xi (熙)Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passages 102-103
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment frugal; did not amass property · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 101
- Assessment learning broad; elegant conversation; fate led to exile · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passages 155-157
- Assessment less witty than Xi and Yu but surpassed them in scholarship · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 103
- Assessment restored livelihoods; people attached themselves to him · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 113
- Item more than ten thousand scrolls of maps and books 圖籍萬有餘卷 · Relation CollectedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 100
References in the histories
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