Overview
Chen Yuan was an official and Physician.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- At Jinyang 晉陽 · Age eighty-plusDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 96, passage 184
Age
- 80Reckoning Sui plusDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 96, passage 184
Attested activity
- AD 874 to AD 879 乾符中Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 96, passage 177
- AD 935 八月癸未Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 176
- AD 936 to AD 944 天福中Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 96, passage 184
- AD 926 to AD 933 明宗朝Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 96, passage 182
- AD 930 to AD 933 長興中Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 96, passage 183
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 96 Volume 96 Book of Later Jin 22: Biographies 11: Kong Chongbi, Chen Baoji, Wang Yu, Zhang Jizuo, Zhen Ruan, Hu Rao, Liu Suiqing, Fang Gao, Meng Chenghui, Liu Jixun, Zheng Shouyi, Cheng Xun, Li Yu, Zheng Xuansu, Ma Zhongji, Chen Xuan 5 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 47 Volume 47 Book of Later Tang 23: Later Emperors Annals 2 1 passage
Career and standing
- physician 醫Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 96, passage 176
- Director of Palace Buildings 將作監AD 935 八月癸未 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 176
- former Lu Prefecture marching adjutant 前潞州行軍司馬AD 935 八月癸未 · HeldDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 176
- Minister of the Imperial Storehouse 太府卿HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 96, passage 182
- Vice prefect of Taiyuan 太原少尹HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 96, passage 182
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 176
- At Jingzhao / capital district 京兆Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 96, passage 175
- At Lu Prefecture 潞州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 176
Learning and skills
- Skill medicine 醫 · Level skilled · appointment made because he was skilled in medicineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 176
Works and attributed material
- Essential Methods 要術Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 96, passage 183
Events and relationships
- Relation Served · Person Li Keyong (李克用)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 96, passage 177
- Relation Served · Person Wang Chongrong (王重榮)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 96, passage 176
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 176
References in the histories
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