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Dongfang Lao 東方老

Dōngfāng Lǎo

Died AD 556

Passages
4
Chapters
4
Histories
3

Overview

The translated histories identify Dongfang Lao as a general and military officer. This record brings together 4 passages from 4 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Dongfang Lao 東方老 Dōngfāng Lǎo
Surname Dongfang 東方 Dongfang
Alternate Dongfang Lao 東方老 Dōngfāng Lǎo
Personal name Dongfang Lao 東方老 Dongfang Lao
Personal Dongfang Lao 東方老 Dongfang Lao

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Military Officer

Life and dates

Death

  • Manner: executed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太平元年六月乙卯 · Western Year: AD 556
    Explicit · liangshu:006:s0057

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: Chen founding conflict · Western Interval: Start: AD 555 · End: AD 557
    Explicit · chenshu:013:s0120
  • Source Date: Text: 大統十六年 · Western Year: AD 550
    Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:043:s0160
  • Source Date: Text: 太平元年六月 · Western Year: AD 556
    Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:006:s0057
  • Source Date: Text: 齊果背約 · Western Year: AD 556
    Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:014:s0071

References in the histories

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Book of Chen, Chapter 13Volume 13: Xu Shipu; Lu Xida; Zhou Fu; Xun Lang; Zhou Jiong · 1 passage
Book of Chen, Chapter 14Volume 14: Chen Chang; Chen Tanlang · 1 passage
Book of Liang, Chapter 6Volume 6: Emperor Jing · 1 passage
Book of Zhou, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 35: Li Yansun; Wei You; Han Xiong; Chen Xin; Wei Xuan · 1 passage