Yuan An

A stele erected in 117, with key dates in Yuan An's public life

Yuan An (袁安) (died 9 April 92[1]), courtesy name Shaogong (邵公), was a Chinese politician. At the Han dynasty courts of Emperor Zhang and Emperor He, Yuan was regarded as the founder of the powerful Yuan clan of Runan, one of the leading aristocratic families of the Eastern Han.

  1. ^ According to Emperor He's biography in Book of the Later Han, Yuan An died on the guichou day of the 3rd month of the 4th year of the Yongyuan era of his reign. This corresponds to 9 Apr 92 on the Julian calendar. ([永元四年]三月癸丑,司徒袁安薨。) Houhanshu, vol.04

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