《元史·列传·卷三十一》
卜颜铁木儿为官廉洁奉公，不徇私情，不受礼物。禀性孝顺，年幼时为叔父阿术抚养，故卜颜铁木儿侍奉其叔父如亲父。
卜颜铁木儿持身廉介，人不敢干以私，其为将，所过不受礼遗宴犒，民不知有兵。性至孝，幼养于叔父阿术，事之如亲父。
Boyan Temur was honest and dedicated as an official, did not bend the law for personal gain, and did not accept gifts. He was naturally filial. When he was young, he was raised by his uncle Ashu, so Boyan Temur served his uncle as if he were his biological father.