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- ↑ ([太和四年]冬十月，....豫州刺史袁真以寿阳叛。) Jin Shu, vol.08. The month corresponds to 16 Nov to 14 Dec 369 in the Julian calendar.
- ↑ (翼部將干瓚等作亂，殺冠軍將軍曹據。朱燾與安西長史江虨、建武司馬毛穆之、將軍袁真等共誅之。虨，統之子也。) Zizhi Tongjian, Volume 97
- ↑ ([隆和元年]二月辛未，以輔國將軍、吳國內史庾希爲北中郎將、徐兗二州刺史，鎮下邳；前鋒監軍、龍驤將軍袁眞爲西中郎將、監護豫司幷冀四州諸軍事、豫州刺史，鎮汝南，並假節。) Book of Jin, Volume 8
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- ↑ ([兴宁二年]夏四月甲申，慕容暐遣其將李洪侵許昌，王師敗績于懸瓠，朱斌奔于淮南，朱輔退保彭城。桓溫遣西中郎將袁眞、江夏相劉岵等鑿楊儀道以通運，溫帥舟師次于合肥，慕容塵復屯許昌。) Book of Jin, Volume 8
- ↑ (初，溫使豫州刺史袁真攻譙、梁，開石門以通水運，真克譙、梁而不能開石門，水運路塞。) Zizhi Tongjian, Volume 102
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- 1 2 ([太和五年]春，正月，己亥，袁真以梁國內史沛郡朱憲及弟汝南內史斌陰通大司馬溫，殺之。) Zizhi Tongjian, Volume 102
- 1 2 ([太和五年]二月癸酉，袁眞死，陳郡太守朱輔立眞子瑾嗣事，求救于慕容暐。) Book of Jin, Volume 8
- ↑ Vol.102 of Zizhi Tongjian also recorded the same date of death, i.e. the gui'you day of the 2nd month of the 5th year of the Tai'he era.
- ↑ (大司馬溫自廣陵帥眾二萬討袁瑾；以襄城太守劉波為淮南內史，將五千人鎮石頭。波，隗之孫也。癸丑，溫敗瑾於壽春，遂圍之。燕左衛將軍孟高將騎兵救瑾，至淮北，未渡，會秦伐燕，燕召高還。) Zizhi Tongjian, Volume 103
- ↑ ding'hai day of the 1st month of the 6th year of the Taihe era, per vol.103 of Zizhi Tongjian
- ↑ (苻堅乃使其將王鑒、張蠔等率兵以救瑾，屯洛澗，先遣精騎五千次於肥水北。溫遣桓伊及弟子石虔等逆擊，大破之，瑾眾遂潰，生擒之，並其宗族數十人及硃輔送於京都而斬之，所侍養乞活數百人悉坑之，以妻子為賞。) Book of Jin, Volume 98
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