Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Military Officer

Dongfang Guang 東方光

Dōngfāng Guāng

Attested AD 552 - AD 555

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Dongfang Guang was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 554 三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passages 15, 19
AD 552 to AD 555 高祖北濟江
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 14, passage 60

Key source chapters

Places and affiliations

At Suyu 宿預
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passage 60

Works and attributed material

Narrative · Referent · idiomatic pronoun 'him' for Dongfang Guang
Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 19

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 12Volume 12: Hu Ying; Xu Du; Du Leng; Shen Ke · 1 passage

三年，高祖圍廣陵，齊人東方光據宿預請降，[2]以穎為五原太守，隨杜僧明援光，不克，退還，除曲阿令。 In the third year, the Founder besieged Guangling. Dongfang Guang of Qi held Suyu and asked to surrender; Ying was made administrator of Wuyuan and sent with Du Sengming to aid him. They failed, withdrew, and Ying was made magistrate of Qu'e.

Book of Chen, Chapter 14Volume 14: Chen Chang; Chen Tanlang · 1 passage

高祖北濟江，圍廣陵，宿預人東方光據鄉建義，乃遣曇朗與杜僧明自淮入泗應赴之。 When Gaozu crossed north of the Yangzi and besieged Guangling, Dongfang Guang of Suyu raised a loyal force in his home district. Gaozu sent Tanlang and Du Sengming from the Huai into the Si River region to support him.