straitened circumstances, and had fo support himself in a humble capacity, ttis literary abilities however soon attracted attention, and he was placed upou the establishment of Huan Wêu. There he nearly iuvolved himself lu serious trouble by alluding in his poetry fo the policy and acts of his patron in terres which savoured of ceusure. T'ao K'au too fell uuder his lash, for which he was called fo account by the latter's sou. ttsieh An was warmly attached fo him, and a great admirer of his genius, tte rose fo be Vice Presideut of the Board of Rites and Governor of Tung-yang in Chehkiaug, aud was regarded as one of the foremost men of letters of the day. Author of the ? »??ï? ?? A,,nals of llse Eastern Ha?, Dynasty. tte is sometimes called Yfiau )?? Hu, the latter word having apparently been his "style" in youth. 2552 ¥iian Itung-yen ?î ?-? ??.. Died A.D. 499. Son of Toba Hung, whom he succeeded in 471 as sixth Emperor of the Northern Wei dyuasty. He changed his family naine fo Yfian, tried fo introduce the Chinese ]auguage and dress, forbade marriage between persons of the saine surname, reformed the systems of land-tenure and civil administratiou, and removed the capital from 2? ? P'ing-ch'êng in Shansi fo Lo-yang in ttonau. A man of learning and an ardent Confuciauist, he ennobled the Sage in 495 as "-? ? ? tte died ?4W " of mortification after a crushing defeat by the Southern Ch'i dyuasty (see Hsiao Tao-ch'ê?,g), leaving instructions for the Empress fo kill herself. Canonised as I-?-J ?]1 :s? ? 2553 Yïmn I ? ???. Died A.D. 528. Son of Yfian K'o, whom he succeeded in 515 as eighth Emperor of the Northern Wei dynasty. His mother acted as Regent for the youthful monarch until 520, when a paramour of hers was slain and she herself was imprisoned by the Chamberlain ?.î OE Ytian I. Meauhile the people were discontented with the imposition of a poll-tax of one c?sh on every person going fo market, and territory was slipping away. In 525
