Yuan · Eunuch and Official

Po Buhua 樸不花

Pu Buhua

First attested AD 1358; died AD 1364

Passages
21
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

Po Buhua was an eunuch and Official.

PeriodYuan
IdentityHistorical · Male

Other names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Alternate name Wang Buhua 王不花 Wang Buhua

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Key source chapters

  1. History of Yuan, Chapter 204 Volume 204 Biographies 91: Eunuchs 17 passages
  2. History of Yuan, Chapter 114 Volume 114 Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts 1 4 passages

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References in the histories

21 passages

History of Yuan, Chapter 114Volume 114 Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts 1 · 4 passages
History of Yuan, Chapter 204Volume 204 Biographies 91: Eunuchs · 17 passages
不花欲要譽一時,請於帝,市地收瘞之,帝賜鈔七千錠,中宮及興聖、隆福兩宮,皇太子、皇太子妃,賜金銀及他物有差,省院施者無算; Seeking a moment’s fame, Buhua asked the emperor to buy land for mass burial. The emperor gave seven thousand ingots of paper money; the central palace, the palaces of Sagely Origin and Longevity and Blessings, the crown prince and his consort each contributed gold, silver, and other goods in varying amounts; and the central and provincial offices gave without limit.
會侍御史李國鳳亦上書皇太子,言:「不花驕恣無上,招權納賂,奔競之徒,皆出其門,駸駸有趙高、張讓、田令孜之風,漸不可長,眾人所共知之,獨主上與殿下未之知耳。 At the same time, attending censor Li Guofeng wrote to the crown prince: "Buhua is insolent beyond measure, sells offices and takes bribes, and every schemer in the capital passes through his door. He increasingly resembles Zhao Gao, Zhang Rang, and Tian Lingzi. Everyone knows this — only Your Majesty and Your Highness seem not to.
宗王不顏帖木兒等為表言其誣枉,而朝廷亦畏其強不可製,復下詔數搠思監、樸不花互相壅蔽簧惑主聽之罪,屏搠思監於嶺北,竄樸不花於甘肅,以快眾憤,而復孛羅帖木兒官爵。 Prince Buyan Timur and others memorialized that Boluo Timur had been framed. The court also feared his power. A new edict listed Bodashirin’s and Po Buhua’s crimes of blocking the emperor’s ears and deceiving him, banished Bodashirin to the northern frontier, exiled Po Buhua to Gansu to appease public anger, and restored Boluo Timur’s rank.