Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and General

Yuan Zhi 元志

Attested AD 509

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yuan Zhi was an official and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 509 天監八年三月
Directly stated · Book of Liang 24, passage 46

Career and standing

Governor of Jingzhou 荊州刺史
Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 24, passage 46

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Wei 魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Liang 24, passage 46

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 24Volume 24: Xiao Jing; Xiao Chang; Xiao Ang; Xiao Yu · 2 passages

八年三月，魏荊州刺史元志率衆七萬寇潺溝，驅迫羣蠻，羣蠻悉渡漢水來降。 In the third month of the eighth year, Yuan Zhi, Governor of Jingzhou for Wei, led seventy thousand men against Chan'gou, driving the tribal peoples before him until they all crossed the Han to surrender.

因命司馬硃思遠、寧蠻長史曹義宗、中兵參軍孟惠俊擊志於潺溝，大破之，生擒志長史杜景。 He then ordered Chief Administrator Zhu Siyuan, Chief Clerk for Pacifying the Barbarians Cao Yizong, and Central Army Aide Meng Huijun to attack Zhi at Chan'gou. They won a great victory and took Zhi's chief clerk Du Jing alive.