Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Erzhu Tianguang 爾朱天光

Attested AD 528 - AD 530

Passages: 9
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Erzhu Tianguang was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 528 to AD 530 魏永安中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 25, passage 16

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 16

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Li Xian (李賢) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 26

Events and relationships

Captured Yuan Province after Daoluo was lured out
AD 528 to AD 530 魏永安中 · Military · Commander · At Yuan Province 原州
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 24
Defeated Moqi Chounu
AD 528 to AD 530 魏永安中 · Military · Commander · With Moqi Chounu (万俟醜奴)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 16
Sent envoy to Li Xian to plot against Daoluo and advanced in support
AD 528 to AD 530 魏永安中 · Military · Commander · With Li Xian (李賢)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 18-19
Withdrew 50 li east of the city for water and fodder in drought
AD 528 to AD 530 魏永安中 · Military · Commander · At Yuan Province 原州
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 28
Relation Superior of · Person Zhangsun Xieli (長孫邪利)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 29
Relation Superior of · Person Li Xian (李賢)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 18, 29

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 16

References in the histories

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History

9 passages

Book of Zhou, Chapter 25Volume 25 Biographies 17: Li Xian; Brother Yuan · 9 passages

魏永安中，万俟醜奴據岐、涇等諸州反叛，魏孝莊遣爾朱天光率兵擊破之。 During Northern Wei's Yong'an era, Moqi Chounu rebelled and seized Qi, Jing, and neighboring provinces; Emperor Xiaozhuang of Wei sent Erzhu Tianguang to crush him.

天光遣使造賢，令密圖道洛。 Tianguang sent an envoy to Li Xian with orders to devise a secret stratagem against Daoluo.

天光率兵續進。 Tianguang then marched in support with his main force.

旣出而天光至，遂克原州。 As soon as they were gone, Tianguang arrived and captured Yuan Province.

天光見賢曰：「道洛之出，子之力也。」 Tianguang told Li Xian: "Luring Daoluo out was your doing."

賢又率鄉人出馬千匹以助軍，天光大悅。 Li Xian also rallied local men to supply a thousand horses for the army, and Tianguang was delighted.

時原州亢旱，天光以乏水草，乃退舍城東五十裏，牧馬息兵。 Yuan Province was then in severe drought. Short of fodder and water, Tianguang pulled back fifty li east of the city to graze his horses and rest his men.

賢間道赴雍州，詣天光請援。 Li Xian slipped through by a side route to Yong Province to beg Tianguang for relief.

天光許之，賢乃返。 Tianguang agreed, and Li Xian set out on the return journey.