Cui clan of Qinghe
The Cui clan of Qinghe[1][2] (
The first notable member of this clan, according to the New Book of Tang, was Cui Ye (
The Cui clans of Boling and Qinghe both traced their ancestry to a common ancestor, Cui Ming, an official who lived in the Spring and Autumn period.[5] Cui Lin, a high-ranking minister of the Cao Wei state in the Three Kingdoms period, was from the Cui family of Qinghe,[6] as was his relative Cui Yan, a notable official who served in the administration of the Imperial Chancellor Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty.[7] Cui Yan's niece, Cuishi, married the prince of the state of Cao Wei and famous poet, Cao Zhi. Another female member of the Cui clan of Qinghe married Liu Kun.[8]
The Liu clan of Zhongshan, Lu clan of Luyang and Cui family of Qinghe formed a network.[9] The Cui clan expanded its power over many official positions during the Northern Wei dynasty through political marriages, and became one of the four clans of northern China at the time.[10] Cui Hao was also from the Cui clan of Qinghe.[11] Cui Hao's family, a cadet branch of the Cui clan of Qinghe, was exterminated during the Northern Wei dynasty but the other branches of the Cui clan of Qinghe survived.
During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Cui clan of Qinghe was able to maintain its prosperity by producing a total of 12 statesmen who served as chancellors in the imperial government. Among the 12 chancellors, five were from the southern branch, two were from the elder branch, two were from the junior branch, and the remaining three each came from the Xuzhou Yanling, Qingzhou and Zhengzhou branches. The Cui family lost their political privilege by the end of the Tang dynasty[12] and dissolved into different social classes. Cui Qun was a member of this family.
During the Tang dynasty, the Li clan of Zhao Commandery (
Branches[edit]
These were the branches of the Cui clan of Qinghe and some of their cadet branches.[17]
- Eastern ancestry (
東 祖 ) - Western ancestry (
西祖 ) - Southern ancestry (
南 祖 )- Wushui branch (
烏 水房 )
- Wushui branch (
- Elder branch of Qinghe (
清河 大房 ) - Junior branch of Qinghe (
清河 小房 ) - Qingzhou branch of Qinghe (
清河 青 州 房 ) - Zhengzhou branch (
鄭 州 崔 氏 )- Xuzhou Yanling branch (
許 州 鄢陵房 )
- Xuzhou Yanling branch (
Prominent Members[edit]
- Cui Yan (
崔 琰, 163 - 216), official serving under first Yuan Shao and then Cao Cao - Cui Lin (
崔 林 , d. 245), official in Cao Wei who became one of the Three Excellencies
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