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Yuan Xi | |
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| 袁熙 | |
| Inspector of You Province (幽州刺史) | |
| In office ?–207 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 207[1] Liaoyang, Liaoning |
| Spouse | Lady Zhen |
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| Occupation | Military general and politician |
| Courtesy name | Xianyi (顯奕) / Xianyong (顯雍) |
Yuan Xi (died c.December 207[2]), courtesy name Xianyi or Xianyong, was a Chinese military general and politician. He was the second son of Yuan Shao, a warlord who controlled much of northern China during the late Eastern Han dynasty.[1] He was executed along with his brother Yuan Shang by Gongsun Kang.
Yuan Xi's wife, Lady Zhen, was taken as a wife by Cao Cao's son, Cao Pi, while Yuan Xi still lived.
- ^ a b de Crespigny (2007), p. 1014.
- ^ 11th month of the 12th year of the Jian'an era, per Emperor Xian's biography in Book of the Later Han. The month corresponds to 7 Dec 207 to 5 Jan 208 in the Julian calendar.