Cui Yuan (died 905), Cui Yuan
Cui Yuan may refer to: *Cui Yuan (Han dynasty) (77–142 or 78–143), officer and scholar during the Han dynasty *Cui Yuan (705–768), Tang dynasty politician, chief councilor during the reigns of Emperor Xuanzong and Emperor Suzong * Cui Yuan (died 905) Cui Yuan (崔遠) (died July 5, 905''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 265.Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter), courtesy name Changzhi (昌之), formally the Baron of Boling (博陵男), was an official of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, serving ...

Cui Yuan (Han Dynasty)
Cui Yuan (; 77–142 or 78–143 AD),Crespigny (2007), 103. courtesy name Ziyu, Chinese calligrapher, mathematician, philosopher, poet, and politician during the Eastern Han dynasty. He was a temporary fugitive who was also known for his many written works, although in political life he became involved in court intrigues which damaged his career. Life Cui Yuan was born in the Lecheng Commandery (renamed Anping in 122) in what is now modern Hebei province.Translated selections of Chen Shou's '' Records of the Three States'' (1999), 204. He was the son of Cui Yin, who died while Yuan was in his teens. After years of study, he ventured to the Han capital at Luoyang when he was eighteen. There he studied under Jia Kui and befriended notable persons such as the poet and politician Ma Rong (79–166) and the polymathic scientist Zhang Heng (78–139). Cui gained a reputation as a mathematician with his work on reforming the Chinese calendar and as a scholar following ...
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Cui Yuan (705–768)
Cui Yuan () (705–768), courtesy name Youyu (), formally Duke Zhaoxiang of Zhao (), was a Chinese politician during the Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reigns of Emperor Xuanzong and Emperor Suzong. Background Cui Yuan was born in 704, during the reign of Wu Zetian. His family was from Bei Prefecture (貝州, in modern Xingtai, Hebei), was from the "Qingzhou branch of Qinghe " of the prominent Cui clan of Qinghe. His grandfather Cui Zhengu () served as a county secretary general for Tang Dynasty, and his father Cui JIngzhi () served as a judge of the supreme court. Cui Yuan lost his father when he was young, and he was said to be poor but having great ambitions, studying military strategies fervently. During Emperor Xuanzong's reign During the ''Kaiyuan'' era (713-741) of Emperor Xuanzong, Emperor Xuanzong held a special imperial examination for those who might have missed out on regular examinations. Cui Yuan received a high score on military strateg ...
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