Overview
The translated histories identify Yuan Yu as an aristocrat, general, official, and royal family member. This record brings together 10 passages from 4 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yuan Yu | 元彧 | Yuán Yù |
| Title | Prince of Linhuai | 臨淮王 | Línhuái wáng |
| Title | Prince of Linhuai | 臨淮王 | Línhuái Wáng |
| Title | Prince of Linhuai | 臨淮王 | Linhuai Wang |
| Given name | Ye | 彧 | Yù |
| Personal name | Yu | 彧 | Yù |
| Personal | Yu | 彧 | Yu |
| Surname | Yuan | 元 | Yuan |
| Personal name | Yuan Ye | 元彧 | Yuán Yù |
| Personal | Yuan Yu | 元彧 | Yuan Yu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · beiqishu:047:s0021, weishu:030:s0113
Roles
- Aristocrat
- General
- Official
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 普通中 · Reign: 普通 · Western Interval: Start: AD 520 · End: AD 527Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:032:s0010
- Source Date: Text: 朝廷重遣河間王琛及臨淮王彧、尚書李憲等三 · Western Interval: Start: AD 524 · End: AD 526Explicit · weishu:030:s0113
- Source Date: Text: 臨淮王彧 · Western Interval: Start: AD 528 · End: AD 530Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:047:s0021
- Source Date: Text: 臨淮王無子時 · Western Year: AD 534Strongly inferred · beiqishu:028:s0032
Family
- Kin of Yuan Fu (元孚)Kinship Term: brother's son / 兄子 · Line: paternal · Subject Role: uncle · Object Role: nephew
- Sibling of Yuan Xiaoyou (元孝友)Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger · Object Role: elder-brother · Subject Role: younger-brother
- Kinship Role: sons · Count: 0 · Negated: trueExplicit · beiqishu:028:s0032
Career and standing
- Title: Prince of Linhuai / 臨淮王 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 普通中 · Reign: 普通 · Western Interval: Start: AD 520 · End: AD 527Explicit · liangshu:032:s0010
Works and attributed material
- Kind: memorial · Role: authorExplicit · beiqishu:047:s0040
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Action: helped usher Yuan Hao into Luoyang and prepare his accession · Role: combatant · Other Person Id: Yuan Hao (元顥) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通初 · Reign: 大通 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 529Explicit · liangshu:032:s0065
- Kind: military · Action: led twenty thousand troops with Yuan Yanming against Prince Zong · Role: commander · Other Person Id: Yuan Yanming (元延明) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 普通中 · Reign: 普通 · Western Interval: Start: AD 520 · End: AD 527Explicit · liangshu:032:s0010
- Explicit · liangshu:032:s0075
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · beiqishu:028:s0001
References in the histories
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