Yuan Xi
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Yuan Xi | |
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| 袁熙 | |
| Inspector of You Province (幽州刺史) | |
| 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 (顯奕) / Xianyong (顯雍) |
Yuan Xi (died c.December 207.
Yuan Xi's wife, Lady Zhen, was taken as a wife by Cao Cao's son, Cao Pi, while Yuan Xi still lived.
Descendants
Yuan Shuji, a Tang dynasty chancellor, was a descendant of Yuan Xi.
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Yuan Xi was described in the 14th-century historical novel Liaodong with Yuan Shang and stayed with administrator Gongsun 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
References
- ^ a b de Crespigny (2007), p. 1014.
- ^ 11th month of the 12th year of the Jian'an era, per Emperor Xian's biography in Book 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).
- ISBN 9789004156050.
- 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 Tongjian.
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