Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Scholar

Cui Dana 崔達拏

Born c. AD 531

Passages: 8
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Cui Dana was an official and Scholar.

Life and dates

Death

executed 伏誅
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 83

Age

13
AD 543 to AD 549 年十三
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 58

Attested activity

AD 550 to AD 559 天保時
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 84
AD 580 宣帝崩
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 21, passage 99

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Mother of Cui Dana
mother 母
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 86
Betrothed to Sister of Gao Cheng
sister 妹 · Betrothal · Ended
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 72
Child of Cui Xuan (崔暹)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 58
Spouse of Princess Le'an (樂安公主)
wife 嫁
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 76

Key source chapters

Career and standing

literary official 文士
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 21, passage 100

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Zhou 周 · Relation Entered
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 83

Events and relationships

Killed Princess Le'an in revenge
Violence · Killer · With Princess Le'an (樂安公主)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 87

References in the histories

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History

8 passages

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 30Volume 30 Biographies 22: Cui Xian; Gao Dezheng; Cui Ang · 6 passages

子達拏年十三，暹命儒者權會教其說《周易》兩字，乃集朝貴名流，令達拏升高座開講。 His son Dana was thirteen; Xian had a Confucian named Quan Hui teach him to speak two words on the Book of Changes, then gathered court nobles and famous men and had Dana ascend the high seat to open a lecture.

顯祖歷與之語，於坐上親作書與暹曰：「賢子達拏，甚有才學。 Gao Yang went round speaking with them; at the seat he personally wrote to Xian, "Your worthy son Dana is very talented in learning.

乃以主降達拏。 He then gave the princess to Dana in marriage.

達拏溫良清謹，有識學，少歷職為司農卿。 Dana was gentle, good, pure, and careful, with knowledge and learning; in youth he held office as minister of the state granaries.

天保時，顯祖嘗問樂安公主：「達拏於汝何似？」 In the Tianbao era Gao Yang once asked Princess Le'an, "How does Dana compare with you?"

齊滅，達拏殺主以復讐。 When Qi was destroyed, Dana killed the princess to avenge his mother.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 21Volume 21 Biographies 13: Wei Chijiong; Wang Qian; Sima Xiaonan · 2 passages

以開府、小禦正崔達拏為長史，餘委任亦多用齊人。 He made opening-office Cui Dana, junior rectifier, his chief administrator, and filled most other posts with men from Qi.

達拏文士，無籌略，舉措多失綱紀，不能有所匡救。 Dana was a scholar without strategic sense; his decisions repeatedly breached discipline, and he could not steer affairs back on course.