| Yuan Tan | |
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| Warlord | |
| Born | 173 |
| Died | 205 |
| Names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 袁谭 |
| Traditional Chinese | 袁譚 |
| Pinyin | Yuán Tán |
| Wade-Giles | Yuan T'an |
| Courtesy name | Xiansi (顯思) |
Yuán Tán (Chinese: 袁譚; pinyin: yuán tán) (173 – 205) was the eldest son of the powerful warlord Yuan Shao, and served as a military commander under his father during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China. In 1995, CCTV produced a television adaptation of the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. A warlord is a person with power who has military control over a subnational area due to Armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority Events By Place Roman Empire Given control of the Eastern Empire Avidius Cassius, the governor of Syria, crushes an insurrection Events By Place Roman Empire Hadrian's Wall is restored after heavy raids by Caledonian tribes had overrun much of northern Personal Names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Wade-Giles (ˌweɪdˈʤaɪlz) sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization system (phonetic notation and Transcription) for the Mandarin A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name ( zì) is a given name to be used later in life Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Events By Place Roman Empire Given control of the Eastern Empire Avidius Cassius, the governor of Syria, crushes an insurrection Events By Place Roman Empire Hadrian's Wall is restored after heavy raids by Caledonian tribes had overrun much of northern Yuan Shao (? - 202 was a powerful warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China. The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The Three Kingdoms period ( is a period in the History of China, part of an era of disunity called the Six Dynasties following immediately the loss of China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National After Yuan Shao's death, Yuan Tan split with his youngest brother Yuan Shang (袁尚) over the successorship to their father's realm. Yuan Shang (177 &ndash 207 AD was the third son of Yuan Shao, an influential warlord and noble who rose to power during late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Yuan Tan sought help from the powerful warlord Cao Cao and defeated Yuan Shang. Cáo Cāo ( 曹[[wikt 操|操]] 155 &ndash March 15, 220) was a regional Warlord and the penultimate Chancellor of the The alliance, however, eventually broke and Yuan Tan was defeated and executed by Cao Cao.
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Life
Yuan Tan was born the eldest son of the powerful warlord, Yuan Shao. He accompanied his father to the famous Battle of Guandu against rival warlord Cao Cao in 200. The Battle of Guandu (官渡之戰 was a Battle during the prelude to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history that took place at the Yellow River Events By Place World Human population reaches about 257 million Yuan Shao, however, was utterly defeated in the conflict and fell sick shortly after returning to his base city of Ye. Ye ( was an ancient Chinese city located in what is now Linzhang County Hebei and the neighbouring Anyang County Henan. All along, Yuan Shao had intended to pass on his legacy to his youngest son Yuan Shang (袁尚), who was said to be extremely handsome, but the successorship had not been clearly established by the time Yuan Shao died in 202. For the area code see Area code 202. Events By Place Roman Empire Septimus Severus returns to Rome after
Many officials intended to make Yuan Tan the successor according to seniority of the heirs but Shen Pei (審配) and Feng Ji (逢紀), two influential advisors, supported Yuan Shang and pushed for him to inherit Yuan Shao's legacy. Shen Pei (? - 204 was a minister of the Three Kingdoms Period that served under Yuan Shao. Feng Ji (died 202 style name Yuantu (元圖 was a minister under Yuan Shao. When Yuan Tan rushed back from his duty elsewhere, he could not revert the situation so instead he proclaimed himself General of Chariots and Cavalry (車騎將軍), his father's former title.
In autumn of the same year, Cao Cao launched an offensive against the Yuan brothers. Yuan Tan stationed his troops in Liyang (黎陽, northeast of present day Xunxian County, Henan) against the attack but his request for more troops was turned down by his brother, who feared Yuan Tan would take over military control. Henan ( is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country Yuan Shang then left Shen Pei to defend Ye and personally led a force to Liyang to assist in the defense. For half a year the battle went on but the Yuan brothers eventually gave up the city and retreated to Ye.
Cao Cao's advisor Guo Jia then suggested that the Yuan brothers would fight between themselves in the absence of an external enemy. Guo Jia (170 &ndash 207 styled Fengxiao (奉孝 was a strategist and advisor to the powerful warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han Dynasty Cao Cao took the counsel and withdrew his troops to attack Liu Biao in Jingzhou (荊州, present day Hubei and Hunan). Liú Biǎo (? - August208 AD was the governor of the Jing province during the late Eastern Han Dynasty Jingzhou ( is a city in the Hubei province of the People's Republic of China, on the banks of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang ( Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a central province of the People's Republic of China. Meanwhile, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang indeed began to battle each other. After suffering initial defeats, Yuan Tan retreated to Pingyuan (平原) and sent out an emissary seeking to ally with Cao Cao. Cao Cao agreed and even married a daughter to Yuan Tan to strengthen the alliance.
Yuan Shang soon led a force to attack his brother again but had to retreat when he heard news of Cao Cao's siege on Ye. His force tried to converge with that in the city but the attempt was foiled. The defeated Yuan Shang then escaped north deep into the Wuhuan territory. The Wuhuan ( were a nomadic people who inhabited northern China, in what is now the provinces of Hebei, Liaoning, Shanxi, the municipality Meanwhile, Yuan Tan violated the alliance by taking Ganling (甘陵, present day Qinghe County, Hebei), Anping County (安平), Bohai Commandery (勃海, vicinity of present day Cangzhou, Hebei) and Hejian (河間) into his realm. Xingtai ( is a Prefecture-level city in southern Hebei province China. ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. Cangzhou ( is a prefecture-level City in Hebei province, People's Republic of China. He also took over some former troops of Yuan Shang after the latter went into exile. Cao Cao then turned his force against Yuan Tan, who retreated to Nanpi (南皮). In 205, Yuan Tan was eventually defeated and executed by Cao Cao.
Yuan Tan in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a 14th century historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, was a romanticization of the events that occurred before and during the Three Kingdoms era. Romance of the Three Kingdoms ( written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese Historical novel based upon events in Luo Guanzhong ( c 1330?-1400? born Luo Ben (罗本 was a Chinese author attributed with writing Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三国演义 In Chapter 33, Yuan Tan was said to have sent Xin Ping (辛評) as an emissary to Cao Cao while besieged in Nanpi County (南皮) to seek surrender but was declined. Xin Ping (? - 204 a minister serving not right under Han Fu during the later years of the Han Dynasty period of China When Xin Ping returned, Yuan Tan accused him of treason since his brother Xin Pi (辛毗) served in Cao Cao's camp. The undue accusation angered Xin Ping so much that he soon died, much to Yuan Tan's regret.
The next morning, Yuan Tan placed the commoners, who were hastily armed during the night, in front of his troops and marched into battle with Cao Cao outside the city. Yuan Tan was subsequently killed in battle by Cao Hong (曹洪). Cao Hong (? - 233 was a general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of China.
References
- Chen Shou (2002). San Guo Zhi. Yue Lu Shu She. ISBN 7-80665-198-5.
- Luo Guanzhong (1986). San Guo Yan Yi. Yue Lu Shu She. ISBN 7-80520-013-0.
- Lo Kuan-chung; tr. C. H. Brewitt-Taylor (2002). Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 0-8048-3467-9.
See also
- Three Kingdoms
- Personages of the Three Kingdoms
- Records of Three Kingdoms
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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