Yuan Can

Yuan Can (袁粲) (420–477), né Yuan Minsun (袁愍孫), courtesy name Jingqian (景倩), was a high level official of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song, who near the end of the dynasty made a futile attempt to prevent the general Xiao Daocheng from gaining sufficient power to take the throne.

Read more about Yuan Can:  Background, Service Under Emperor Xiaowu, Service Under Emperor Ming, Service Under Emperor Houfei, Resistance Against Xiao Daocheng and Death, Commentaries About Yuan Can