Yuan Hong (historian)

Yuan Hong (Chinese: 袁宏; Wade–Giles: Yüan Hung, 328?–376?[1]), courtesy name Yanbo (彦伯), was a scholar, historian and politician from the Eastern Jin. He was born in Zhoukou, Henan, and served as an advisor to generals Xie Shang and Huan Wen on a number of military campaigns. He was also a descendant of Yuan Huan.[2]

While on one of the latter general's campaigns, Yuan was asked to compose an official document. While leaning against his horse, he managed to complete seven pages, which led to the chengyu yǐmǎkědài (traditional Chinese: 倚馬可待; simplified Chinese: 倚马可待).[3]

Yuan is best known for his literary works, especially the Annals of the Later Han, which served as the basis for the more famous Book of Later Han by Fan Ye. An original collection of works by him, in thirty volumes, is no longer extant. Around twenty poems and essays have been preserved.

References

  1. ^ According to Yuan Hong's biography in Book of Jin, he died aged 49 (by East Asian reckoning) during the early part of the Taiyuan era (376-396) of Sima Yao's reign. By calculation, his birth year should be 328 or after. (太元初，卒于东阳，时年四十九。) Jin Shu, vol. 92
  2. ^ (袁宏字彦伯，小字虎，陈郡人，魏郎中令焕六世孙也。) Xu Jin Yang Qiu
  3. ^ Tian Yuan Tan (2010). "Chapter One: Paths into Qu Writing". Songs of Contentment and Transgression. Harvard University Press. p. 33. ISBN 9780674056046. Retrieved 20 March 2026.

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