Yuan Xi
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Yuan Xi | |
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| Viên hi | |
| Inspector ofYou Province( U Châu thứ sử ) | |
| In office ?–207 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 207[1] Liaoyang,Liaoning |
| Spouse | Lady Zhen |
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| Occupation | Military general and politician |
| Courtesy name | Xianyi ( hiện dịch ) / Xianyong ( hiện ung ) |
Yuan Xi(diedc.December 207[2]),courtesy nameXianyiorXianyong,was a Chinese military general and politician. He was the second son ofYuan Shao,a warlord who controlled much of northern China during the lateEastern Han dynasty.[1]He was executed along with his brotherYuan ShangbyGongsun Kang.
Yuan Xi's wife,Lady Zhen,was taken as a wife by Cao Cao's son,Cao Pi,while Yuan Xi still lived.
Descendants
[edit]Yuan Shuji,aTang dynasty chancellor,was a descendant of Yuan Xi.
InRomance of the Three Kingdoms
[edit]Yuan Xi was described in the 14th-century historical novelRomance of the Three Kingdomsas "intelligent but weak and indecisive", in contrast to his older brotherYuan Tan,who was described as "brave but impulsive and violent". After the combined forces of Yuan Xi and his younger brotherYuan Shangwas defeated in battle againstCao Caoin the follow-up battles after theBattle of Guandu,he fled toLiaodongwith Yuan Shang and stayed with administratorGongsun Kang,hoping to one day take over Gongsun's forces and have their revenge on Cao Cao. However, they were themselves betrayed and were killed in an ambush set up by Gongsun, who instead wanted to join Cao's forces.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abde Crespigny (2007),p. 1014.
- ^11th month of the 12th year of theJian'anera, per Emperor Xian's biography inBook of the Later Han.The month corresponds to 7 Dec 207 to 5 Jan 208 in the Julian calendar.
- Chen, Shou(3rd century).Records of the Three Kingdoms(Sanguozhi).
- de Crespigny, Rafe(2007).A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23-220 AD.Leiden: Brill.ISBN9789004156050.
- Fan, Ye(5th century).Book of the Later Han(Houhanshu).
- Pei, Songzhi(5th century).Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms(Sanguozhi zhu).
- Sima, Guang(1084).Zizhi Tong gian.
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