Yuan (surname)

The Yuan family (Traditional袁,袁simplified, Pinyin Yuán, W.-G. yuan) was an influential Chinese family from Runan during the Han Dynasty. Her most famous representatives should the administrator Yuan Liang be the author of the Book of Changes.

Your influential position they enjoyed at the latest, since Yuan was appointed to three times in a row as Minister of abundance ( under the emperors Zhang and He). His descendants all received title of prince, and his grandson Yuan Feng was interior minister under Emperor Huan. His sons Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu went to the Yellow Turban Rebellion separate ways and were powerful warlord. Yuan Shu allied with the Sun family and founded 197 force of the Imperial seal even his own dynasty, however, was short-lived (up to 199 ). Yuan Shao led 191 of the coalition against Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao developed alongside the most powerful warlord in northern China. However, your rings decided at the Battle of Guandu (200 ) to Cao Cao's favor. Yuan Shao died two years later, and his sons could not establish a power base.

Family Tree

• Yuan Liang (~ 25) Yuan? Yuan An ( † 92) yuan Jing
• Yuan Chang yuan Feng Yuan Shao († 202, married to Ms. Liu ) Yuan Tan ( † 205)
• Yuan Xi († 207, married to Zhen Luo )
• Yuan Shang († 207)

• Yuan Yao
• Yuan Yin
• One daughter ( married to Sun Quan)

• Individual family
• Han Dynasty
• The Three Kingdoms period