Sui and Tang · Official

Yuan Xinggong 元行恭

Yuán Xínggōng

First attested AD 576; died AD 581 to AD 600

Passages: 6
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Yuan Xinggong was an official.

Life and dates

Death

AD 581 to AD 600 隋開皇中
At Guazhou 瓜州
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 97

Attested activity

AD 576 周兵之逼
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 240
AD 581 to AD 600 隋開皇中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 97

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Yuan Wenyao (元文遙)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 93
Sibling of Yuan Xingru (元行如)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 101

Key source chapters

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 50, passages 240-241

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 38Volume 38 Biographies 30: Xin Shu; Yuan Wenyao; Zhao Yanshen · 4 passages

猶慮文遙自疑，用其子行恭為尚書郎，以慰其心。 Still fearing Wenyao would doubt him, he appointed Wenyao's son Xinggong as a masters of writing lang to set his mind at ease.

行恭美姿貌，有父風，兼俊才，位中書舍人，待詔文林館。 Xinggong was handsome, had his father's bearing, and was gifted besides. He reached secretariat drafting officer and awaited edicts at the Wenlin Hall.

行恭少頗驕恣，文遙令與范陽盧思道交遊。 Xinggong was rather proud in youth; Wenyao had him keep company with Lu Sidao of Fanyang.

行恭弟行如，亦聰慧早成，武平末，任著作佐郎。 Xing Gong's younger brother Xing Ru was clever and precocious too; late in Wuping he served as an assistant in the Writings Office.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 50Volume 50 Biographies 42: Favored by Nobles · 2 passages

經古冢，榮宗謂舍人元行恭是誰冢，行恭戲之曰：「林宗冢。」 Passing a tomb, Rongzong asked whose it was; Xinggong jested, “Lin Zong’s.”

復問林宗是誰，行恭曰：「郭元貞父。」 Asked who Lin Zong was, Xinggong said, “Guo Yuanzhen’s father.”