his eldest son, Yuan Tan, to try to aid Yuan Shu; however, an alliance between the Yuan brothers who had long hated each other would not arise, as Yuan Tan arrived too late, and Yuan Shu's forces were blocked and forced to retreat back to Shouchun by Liu Bei. He died shortly thereafter of starvation, being unable to swallow the coarse food that his soldiers ate. His final request was for a glass of honey water, which his soldiers had none. Family Grandfather: Yuan Tang () Father: Yuan Feng () Siblings: Yuan Shao, elder half-brother Cousins: Yuan Yi, elder cousin Yuan Yin (), younger cousin Spouse: Lady Feng (), daughter of Feng Fang () Children: Yuan Yao (), son. After Yuan Shu's death, Yuan Yao and his family fled to Lujiang Commandery to join the minor warlord Liu Xun. After Sun Ce defeated Liu Xun and conquered Lujiang Commandery, Yuan Yao was captured and eventually worked as a Palace Gentleman () in the state of Sun Quan's (Sun Ce's younger brother) state of Eastern Wu. Yuan Yao's daughter married Sun Fen (), the fifth son of Sun Quan. Lady Yuan (), daughter, personal name unknown, became one of Sun Quan's concubines after she and her brother were captured. She was known for good character but did not give birth. Sun Quan let her raise children which were born by other concubines, however, all the children that she raised died at early ages. When Lady Bu died in 238, Sun Quan wanted to instate Lady Yuan as the empress. Lady Yuan refused with the reason of having no child. Lady Yuan (), daughter, personal name unknown, married Huang Yi () Relatives: Yuan Wei (), uncle Yang Biao (), brother-in-law He Kui (), distant cousin See also Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms Campaign against Yuan Shu Notes References Citations Bibliography Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi). Fan, Ye (5th century). Book of the Later Han (Houhanshu). Sima, Guang (1084). Zizhi Tongjian. 199 deaths 2nd-century births Han dynasty generals from Henan Han dynasty politicians from Henan Han dynasty warlords Political office-holders in Anhui Politicians from Zhoukou Year of birth unknown