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Fang Zhiwen 房知溫

Fáng Zhīwēn

Attested AD 927 - AD 927

Passages: 8
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Fang Zhiwen was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 927 天成二年三月二十一日
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 38, passages 82, 101-102
AD 927 天成二年四月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 38, passages 82, 112

Career and standing

Palace Attendant 侍中
AD 927 天成二年四月 · Granted
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 112
Yanzhou military commissioner 兗州節度使
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 112
reward for Lutai merit 賞盧台之功
Granted
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 112

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 82
At Yanzhou 兗州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 112

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 82

Events and relationships

Suppressed Lutai mutiny
Military · Commander · At Lutai 盧台 · With An Shentong (安審通)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 38, passages 82, 102-106, 109-110

References in the histories

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History

8 passages

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 38Volume 38 Book of Later Tang 14: Mingzong Annals 4 · 8 passages

夏四月辛巳朔，房知溫奏：「前月二十一日，盧台戍軍亂，害副招討寧國軍節度使烏震，尋與安審通斬殺亂兵訖。」 On the xinsi new moon of the fourth month Fang Zhiwen reported Lutai mutineers had killed Wu Zhen on the twenty-first of last month and he and An Shentong had beheaded them."

及屯於盧台，會烏震代房知溫為帥，轉增浮說。 At Luzutai camp Wu Zhen replaced Fang Zhiwen as commander and loose talk spread further.

震與房知溫博於東寨，日亭午，大噪於營外。 Wu Zhen was gambling with Fang Zhiwen in the east camp when at noon a great uproar rose outside.

知溫上馬出門，為甲士所擁，且曰：「不與兒郎為主，更何處去？」 Fang Zhiwen mounted and went out but armored soldiers seized him, saying: "If you will not lead us, where can you go?"

知溫紿之曰：「馬軍皆在河西，步卒獨何為也！」 Fang Zhiwen deceived them: "The cavalry are all west of the river—what can foot soldiers do alone!"

安審通戢騎軍不動，知溫與審通謀，伺便攻之，令亂兵卷甲南行。 An Shentong held the cavalry still; he and Fang Zhiwen plotted, waited their chance, and had the mutineers roll armor and march south.

遲明，潛令外州軍別行，知溫等遂擊亂軍，橫屍於野，餘眾復趨舊寨，至則已焚之矣。 At dawn outside armies were sent on a separate route; Fang Zhiwen and the others struck the mutineers and corpses filled the fields; survivors rushed to the old camp and found it burned.

癸巳，兗州節度使房知溫加侍中，齊州防禦使安審通加檢校太傅，並賞盧台之功也。 On guisi Fang Zhiwen of Yanzhou became Palace Attendant and An Shentong of Qizhou acting Grand Tutor—rewards for Luzutai.