Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Family Member

Elder brother of the Empress Dowager 太后兄

Attested AD 477

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Elder brother of the Empress Dowager was a Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 477 昇明前
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 89, passage 119

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Empress Dowager (太后)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Song 89, passage 119
Parent of Wang Yun (王蘊)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Song 89, passage 119

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 89Volume 89 Biographies 49: Yuan Can · 1 passage

丹陽尹劉秉，宋代宗室，前湘州刺史王蘊，太后兄子，素好武事，並慮不見容於齊王，皆與粲相結。 Liu Bing, Governor of Danyang, a member of the Song imperial clan, and Wang Yun, former Inspector of Xiang Province, the Empress Dowager's elder brother's son, who had always loved military affairs—all feared they would not be tolerated by the Prince of Qi—and all joined with Can in conspiracy.