Five Dynasties · Official and Statesman

Fan Yanguang 範延光

Attested AD 933

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Fan Yanguang was an official and Statesman.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 933 長興四年九月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 113

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 113

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 44Volume 44 Book of Later Tang 20: Mingzong Annals 10 · 2 passages

戊寅，樞密使範延光、趙延壽並加兼侍中，依前充使。 On wuyin Fan Yanguang and Zhao Yanshou, Military Affairs Commissioners, were additionally made Palace Attendants while retaining their posts.

時範延光、趙延壽相繼辭退樞密務，及朱宏昭有樞密之命，又麵辭訴，帝叱之曰：「爾輩皆欲離朕左右，怕在眼前，素養爾輩，將何用也！」 Fan Yanguang and Zhao Shou had successively asked to leave the Military Affairs post; when Zhu Hongzhao received the appointment he pleaded again in person. The Emperor rebuked him: "You all want to leave my side—you cannot bear to face me! After all I have done for you, what good are you?"