Five Dynasties · General

Fan Yanguang 範延光

Fàn Yánguāng

Attested AD 936

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Fan Yanguang was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 936 清泰三年八月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passage 130

Career and standing

military governor of Tianxiong army 天雄軍節度使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passage 130
concurrent Grand Secretary 兼中書令
Granted
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passage 130
military governor of Bianzhou 汴州節度使
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passage 130
Guardian Grand Mentor 守太傅
Granted
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passage 130

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passage 130

Events and relationships

Ordered via Qingshan toward Yuci
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passage 146

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 48Volume 48 Book of Later Tang 24: Later Emperors Annals 3 · 2 passages

己未，以汴州節度使範延光為天雄軍節度使、守太傅、兼中書令； On jiwei Fan Yanguang, military governor of Bianzhou circuit, was appointed military governor of the Tianxiong army, Guardian Grand Mentor, and concurrent Grand Secretary;

是日，遣侍衛步軍都指揮使符彥饒率兵屯河陽，詔範延光率兵由青山路趨榆次，詔幽州趙德鈞由飛狐路出敵軍後，輝州防禦使潘環合防戍軍出慈、隰以援張敬達。 That day Fu Yanrao, commander of the Palace Guard infantry, was dispatched to station troops at Heyang. Fan Yanguang was ordered to lead troops by the Qingshan route toward Yuci; Zhao Dejun of Youzhou was to come out behind the enemy by the Flying Fox route; and Pan Huan, Defender of Huizhou, was to combine frontier garrison troops and advance from Ci and Xi to relieve Zhang Jingda.