Ying Shao

Ying Shao
應劭
Colonel who Advises the Army (軍謀校尉)
(under Yuan Shao)
In office
? (?)–203 (203)
Administrator of Taishan (泰山太守)
In office
184 (184)–? (?)
MonarchsEmperor Ling of Han /
Emperor Xian of Han
Registrar of Runan (汝南主簿)
In office
177 (177)–184 (184)
MonarchEmperor Ling of Han
Gentleman Official (郎官)
In office
173 (173)–177 (177)
MonarchEmperor Ling of Han
Managing Military Scribe (御史營令)
In office
? (?)–? (?)
MonarchEmperor Ling of Han
Prefect of Xiao (County) (蕭令)
In office
178 (178)–? (?)
MonarchEmperor Ling of Han
Personal details
Bornc.144[1]
Xiangcheng, Henan
Died204[1]
Handan, Hebei
Relations
  • Ying Xun (应珣; younger brother)
  • Ying Yang (应玚;[2] nephew)
  • Ying Qu (应璩; 190[3] - 252;[4] nephew and younger brother of Ying Yang)
  • Ying Zhen (应贞; died 269; grandnephew and son of Ying Qu[5])
  • Ying Chun (应纯; grandnephew and younger brother of Ying Zhen)[6]
[7][8]
Parent
OccupationPolitician, writer, historian
Courtesy nameZhongyuan (仲瑗)
also spelt 仲援 or 仲遠[10]
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ying.

Ying Shao (c.144–204),[1] courtesy name Zhongyuan, was a Chinese politician, writer and historian who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty. He was an author of the Fengsu Tongyi, an encyclopedic work about the folk customs and legends that existed in the Eastern Han dynasty. Ying Shao occupied official posts in the Han government, and in his official position he was an active participant in imperial politics. He was a long-time close associate of Cao Cao, and in that connection he was extensively covered in volumes 9, 35, 71 and 103 of the historical text Book of the Later Han.

  1. ^ a b c Knechtges, David R. (2014). "Ying Shao 應劭 (d. ca. 204), zi Zhongyuan 眾遠". In David R. Knechtges; Taiping Chang (eds.). Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature: A Reference Guide, Part Three & Four. Handbook of Oriental Studies, section four: China, vol. 25/3. Brill. pp. 1933–1940. doi:10.1163/9789004271852_002. ISBN 978-90-04-27185-2.
  2. ^ There are two pronunciations of the character "玚": "chàng" and "yáng".
  3. ^ Zhu Jianping's biography in vol. 29 of Sanguozhi recorded that Ying Qu was 63 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died.
  4. ^ (《文章叙录》曰：璩字休琏，...。嘉平四年卒，...) Wenzhang Xulu annotation in Sanguozhi, vol.21
  5. ^ (应贞，字吉甫，汝南南顿人，魏侍中璩之子也。....泰始五年卒，....。) Jin Shu, vol.92
  6. ^ (弟纯。) Jin Shu, vol.92
  7. ^ Sima Biao, Xu Hanshu: "劭又著中漢輯敘、漢官儀及禮儀故事，凡十一種，百三十六卷。朝廷制度，百官儀式，所以不亡者，由劭記之。官至泰山太守。劭弟珣，字季瑜，司空掾，即瑒之父。" Cited in Chen and Pei 429, 21.601 n.1.
  8. ^ (玚弟璩，璩子贞，....) Sanguozhi, vol.21
  9. ^ Hua Jiao, Hanhou shu: "瑒祖奉，字世叔。才敏善諷誦，故世稱「應世叔讀書，五行俱下」。著後序十餘篇，爲世儒者。延熹中，至司隷校尉。子劭字仲遠 [sic]，亦博學多識，尤好事。諸所撰述風俗通等，凡百餘篇，辭雖不典，世服其博聞。" Cited in Chen and Pei 429, 21.601 n.1.
  10. ^ de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). "Ying Shao 應劭 [Zhongyuan 仲瑗/仲遠/仲援]". A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23–220 AD. Handbook of Oriental Studies, section four: China, vol. 19. Leiden: Brill. p. 987. doi:10.1163/ej.9789004156050.i-1311.7. ISBN 9789047411840.