Overview
Yuan Tianmu was a prince of Shangdang of Wei; father of Guiyan’s wife.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 528 to AD 530 上黨王元天穆Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 149
- AD 527 to AD 529 大通初Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 32, passage 52
- AD 529 乙亥Dated from the passage context · zizhitongjian:153:s0172a
- AD 529 甲戌Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 172
- AD 529 中大通元年三月壬戌Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 18
- AD 529 中大通元年夏四月Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 22; zizhitongjian:153:s0022c
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- AD 529 中大通元年辛丑Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 31
- AD 529 五月戊辰Dated from the passage context · zizhitongjian:153:s0035e
- AD 529 五月癸酉Dated from the passage context · zizhitongjian:153:s0035s
- AD 529 元天穆討邢杲Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 26, passage 25
- AD 529 元顥入洛Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 91, passage 177
- AD 529 六月，壬寅Dated from the passage context · zizhitongjian:153:s0116b
- AD 528 to AD 532 尒朱世隆Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 67
- AD 528 建義初Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 91, passages 167-168
- AD 528 to AD 529 擊葛榮及山東軍事前後Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 81
- AD 527 to AD 528 討邢杲時Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 34
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Yuan Tianmu’s daughterdaughter 女Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 149
Key source chapters
- Book of Wei, Chapter 91 Volume 85: Men of Letters: Yuan Yue, Pei Jingxian, Lu Guan, Feng Su, Xing Cang, Pei Bomao, Xing Xin 10 passages
- Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 153 Volume 153 Liang Records 9 17 passages
- Book of Liang, Chapter 32 Volume 32: Chen Qingzhi; Lan Qin 7 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 26 Volume 26 Biographies 18: Xue Chu; Jing Xianjun; Ping Jian 4 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 1 Volume 1 Annals 1: Emperor Shenwu 1 1 passage
Career and standing
- Grand Preceptor 太宰AD 529 甲戌 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 172
- Grand General 大將軍AD 527 to AD 529 大通初 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 67
- Grand General 征大將軍HeldDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0056c
- overseeing Secretariat affairs 錄尚書事HeldDirectly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 168
- Prince of Shangdang 上黨王AD 527 to AD 529 大通初 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 67
- Prince of Shangdang 上黨王AD 529 六月，壬寅 · HeldDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0116b
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- Prince of Shangdang 上黨王Held
Places and affiliations
- AD 529 六月，壬寅Polity Northern Wei 魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0116b
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation Served
- Polity Wei 魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passages 18, 75
Works and attributed material
- Requested replacementMemorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 169
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Wen Zisheng (溫子升)Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 177; zizhitongjian:153:s0075a
- Speech · Speaker · With Xue Jun (薛琡) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 26, passage 34
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Wei 91, passages 173-174, 185
Events and relationships
- Advanced to reinforce Yingyang but was routed and escaped alone on horsebackDirectly stated · Book of Liang 32, passages 52, 54, 61
- Approved but could not follow zisheng advicePolitical · Decision makerDirectly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 182
- Arrived with armyMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0035e
- Besieged then fledDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0035s
- Campaigned against Xing GaoDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 26, passage 25
- Campaigned against Xing GaoDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 34
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- Campaigned against xing gaoDirectly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 172
- CapturedMilitary · Commander · At Daliang 大梁 · Force 40000Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 75
- Crossed northDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0075f
- Defeated Xing Gao at Ji'nanDated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 31
- DefeatedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 81
- DetachedDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 75
- Feasted at Capital PavilionDated from the passage context · zizhitongjian:153:s0172a
- Gathered officers to choose between Xing Gao and Yuan HaoAD 529 中大通元年夏四月 · Deliberation · ConvenerDated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 22
- Joined erzhu rong to storm heneiDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0116b
- Marched east to pacify Qi firstAD 529 中大通元年夏四月 · Military · Commander · At Qi 齊Dated from the passage context · zizhitongjian:153:s0022c
- Ordered to suppress Xing GaoDated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 18
- Retook Daliang, then fled north across the river with about a dozen ridersAD 527 to AD 529 大通初 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Book of Liang 32, passages 67-68
- Sent zisheng back to luoyangDirectly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 183
- Threatened flogging and sought replacementDirectly stated · Book of Wei 91, passages 168-169
- Relation Superior of · Person Wen Zisheng (溫子升)Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passages 168, 176
- Relation Commander of · Person Fei Mu (費穆)Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 75
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment deeply prized Zisheng · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 176
Source notes
- Historicity historical
References in the histories
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