Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member and General

Yuan Yuan 元淵

First attested AD 515; died AD 526

Passages: 7
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yuan Yuan was a Royal Family Member and General.

Life and dates

Death

AD 526 及淵為葛榮所害
Cause Killed · Authority Ge Rong (葛榮)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 163

Attested activity

AD 526 及淵為葛榮所害
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 91, passage 163
AD 515 to AD 526 廣陽王淵
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 91, passages 143, 147
AD 524 to AD 525 正光末
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 91, passage 159

Career and standing

Northeast Circuit Commander 東北道行臺
AD 524 to AD 525 正光末 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 159
Prince of Guangyang 廣陽王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passages 143, 159

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation Royal member
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 143
Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 159

Events and relationships

Came to know Wen Zisheng after Chang Jing's praise
Personal · Patron
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passages 144-147
Relation Patron of · Person Wen Zisheng (溫子升)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passages 143, 147, 159

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 159

References in the histories

Book of Wei, Chapter 91Volume 85: Men of Letters: Yuan Yue, Pei Jingxian, Lu Guan, Feng Su, Xing Cang, Pei Bomao, Xing Xin · 7 passages

為廣陽王淵賤客，在馬坊教諸奴子書。 He was a low-ranking retainer in the household of Prince Yuan of Guangyang, teaching the stable boys to write in the horse quarters.

作侯山祠堂碑文，常景見而善之，故詣淵謝之。 He wrote an inscription for the Hou Mountain shrine; Chang Jing read it, admired it, and went to Yuan to express his thanks on Zisheng's behalf.

淵怪問之，景曰：「溫生是大才士。」 Yuan asked in surprise; Jing said, "Master Wen is a man of great literary talent."

淵由是稍知之。 Yuan thereby came to know him somewhat.

正光末，廣陽王淵為東北道行臺，召為郎中，軍國文翰皆出其手。 At the end of Zhengguang, Prince Yuan of Guangyang served as Northeast Circuit Commander and summoned Zisheng as Gentleman; all military and state papers came from his hand.

黃門郎徐紇受四方表啟，答之敏速，於淵獨沉思曰：「彼有溫郎中，才藻可畏。」 Attendant Gentleman of the Yellow Gate Xu Hong received memorials from the four quarters and answered them swiftly; facing Yuan alone he mused and said, "They have Gentleman Wen on staff—his literary power inspires dread."

及淵為葛榮所害，子昇亦見羈執。 When Yuan was slain by Ge Rong, Zisheng too was seized and detained.