Song, Liao, and Jin · Official

You Xian 遊顯

Yóu Xiǎn

Attested AD 1236 - c. AD 1277

Passages: 6
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

You Xian was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

c. AD 1260 to c. AD 1277 世祖時
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 191, passage 40
AD 1261 中統二年
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 206, passage 70
AD 1236 八年丙申
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 2, passage 117
AD 1239 十一年己亥秋七月
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 2, passage 133

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Pacification Commissioner of Daming 宣撫大名
Held
Directly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 40

Events and relationships

Sought tiger tallies and appointment edicts for circuit administrators
Recommendation · Recommender
Directly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 40

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 2Volume 2 Annals 2: Taizong, Dingzong · 3 passages

襄陽府來附，以遊顯領襄陽、樊城事。 Xiangyang Prefecture submitted, and You Xian was put in charge of Xiangyang and Fancheng.

夏，襄陽別將劉義叛，執遊顯等降宋。 That summer Liu Yi, deputy commander at Xiangyang, rebelled, seized You Xian and his colleagues, and defected to the Song.

秋七月，游顯自宋逃歸。 In the seventh autumn month You Xian fled the Song and returned.

History of Yuan, Chapter 191Volume 191 Biographies 78: Virtuous Officials 1 · 2 passages

遊顯宣撫大名，嘗為諸路總管求虎符宣麻，澄至中書辭曰：「皇上不識譚澄耶？ You Xian, Pacification Commissioner of Daming, had once sought tiger tallies and imperial appointment edicts on behalf of circuit administrators. When Cheng came to the Central Secretariat to decline, he said: "Does His Majesty not already know Tan Cheng?

乃為顯所舉！」 And yet you would have me promoted on You Xian's recommendation!"

History of Yuan, Chapter 206Volume 206 Biographies 93: Contrary Ministers · 1 passage

故召文統等至，責以成效，用游顯、鄭鼎、趙良弼、董文炳等為各路宣撫司，復以所議條格詔諭各路，俾遵行之。 He therefore summoned Wentong and demanded results, appointed You Xian, Zheng Ding, Zhao Liangbi, Dong Wenbing, and others as circuit Pacification Commissioners, and reissued the regulations for all circuits to follow.