Yuan Shu

sickness and in grief.[9]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yuan.

Yuan Shu (died 199),[1] courtesy name Gonglu ( ),
was a warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty.
He rose to prominence following the collapse of the imperial court in 189.

2 Family
Grandfather: Yuan Tang (
Father: Yuan Feng (

Siblings:

Life

Yuan Shao, elder half-brother

[2][3]

Yuan Shu was said to be a younger cousin

of the warlord Yuan Shao, but was actually Yuan Shaos younger
half-brother.[4] After the death of He Jin, he led a force
to slay the eunuchs as the Imperial Corps Commander
of the Imperial Tiger Guards, which was located just
outside the capital. When Dong Zhuo seized control of
the Han court, he wished to assign Yuan Shu as General
of the Rear, but fearing Dong Zhuos eventual downfall,
Yuan Shu ed to Nanyang,[5] where he took control of the
commandery after Sun Jian killed its grand administrator
Zhang Zi.[6] His rule was despotic.[7]

Cousins:
Yuan Yi, elder cousin
Yuan Yin, younger cousin
Spouse: Lady Feng (
( )

), daughter of Feng Fang

Children:
Yuan Yao, son
Lady Yuan (
), daughter, personal name
unknown, became Sun Quan's concubine

Later, he participated in an alliance against Dong Zhuo

led by Yuan Shao. After the dissension of this alliance,
he vied with Yuan Shao over control of northern China,
each establishing opposing alliances. Yuan Shu allied
with Yuan Shaos northern rival Gongsun Zan, and Yuan
Shao in turn allied with Yuan Shus southern rival Liu
Biao.[8]

Relatives:
Yuan Wei (

), uncle

Yang Biao (

), brother-in-law

He Kui (

Yuan Shu ed to Shouchun (present day Shouxian,

Anhui) after repeated defeats by the combined armies of
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. He declared himself emperor
under the short-lived Zhong dynasty ( ) in 197, citing superstition as his justication, including the Hanzi in his
name and style name, and his possession of the Imperial
Seal of China. This audacious action made him a target of the other warlords. His extravagant lifestyle and
arrogance caused many of his followers to desert him.
Most devastating of the departures and defections both
to Yuan Shu personally and to the strength of his forces
was that of Sun Ce, who had recently conquered most
of the Jiangdong territory under Yuans banner. Following crushing defeats by the armies of Cao Cao, Liu Bei,
and L Bu, Yuan Shu attempted to ee north to join his
brother Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao sent his son, Yuan Tan,
to try to aid Yuan Shu; however, an alliance between the
Yuan brothers who had long hated each other was not destined, as Yuan Tan arrived too late, and Yuan Shus forces
were destroyed by Liu Bei. He died shortly thereafter of

), distant cousin

3 See also
List of people of the Three Kingdoms
Campaign against Yuan Shu

4 References
[1] de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). A biographical dictionary of
Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23220 AD). Brill. p.
1011. ISBN 978-90-04-15605-0.
[2] (

) Records of the Three Kingdoms, vol. 6

[3] Book of Later Han, vols. 74, 75..

[4] See Yuan Shao#Family background for the details on the
relationship between Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao.

[5] (
,
;
Three Kingdoms, vol. 6
[6] (
Kingdoms, vol. 6
[7] (
,
Kingdoms, vol. 6

,
,

[8] (
,
;
the Three Kingdoms, vol. 6
[9] (
,
doms, vol. 6

) Records of the
) Records of the Three

) Records of the Three

) Records of
) Records of the Three King-

Chen Shou. Records of the Three Kingdoms, Volume

6, Biography of Yuan Shu.
Fan Ye et al. Book of the Later Han, Volume 75.

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