Yuanji 元吉

Other names

Family

• Sibling of Taizong (太宗)
  brother of shared breath 同氣 · Full siblings · paternal line · AD 626 隱太子、巢剌王元吉將謀害太宗
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passages 65-66
• Sibling of Jiancheng (建成)
  flesh and bone kin 骨肉 · Full siblings · paternal line · AD 626 隱太子、巢剌王元吉將謀害太宗
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passages 49, 65
• Child of Gaozu (高祖)
  ruler and parent 君親 · paternal line · AD 626 隱太子、巢剌王元吉將謀害太宗
  Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 72, passages 49, 62, 65

Career and standing

• commander 將
  AD 626 隱太子、巢剌王元吉將謀害太宗 · Nominated
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passage 63
• Nest-stinging Prince 巢剌王
  AD 626 隱太子、巢剌王元吉將謀害太宗 · Held
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passage 49

Works and attributed material

• AD 626 隱太子、巢剌王元吉將謀害太宗
  Letter · Author · With Jingde (敬德) · Direct quotation · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Yuanji (元吉)
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passage 49

Events and relationships

• Named against Turks
  AD 626 隱太子、巢剌王元吉將謀害太宗 · Military · Nominated commander · At Wucheng 烏城
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passage 63
• Recruited
  AD 626 隱太子、巢剌王元吉將謀害太宗 · Political · Conspirator · With Jingde (敬德)
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passages 49-50
• Sent assassins
  AD 626 隱太子、巢剌王元吉將謀害太宗 · Violent · Instigator · With Jingde (敬德)
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passages 60-61
• Slandered
  AD 626 隱太子、巢剌王元吉將謀害太宗 · Legal · Accuser · With Jingde (敬德)
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passage 62

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment deeply resented Jingde · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passage 60

Source notes

• Historicity historical
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passage 49