Founder of Liang (梁祖)

Overview

Founder of Liang was a ruler.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Epithet	old rebel	老賊

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 912 九年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passages 72, 77, 87

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Liang 梁 · Relation Founded and ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 72

Events and relationships

Burned his camp and fled; by Beizhou he had lost the road and abandoned countless weapons
AD 912 九年 · Military · Fleeing commander · At Beizhou 貝州
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 87
Came in person; the assault grew fierce
AD 912 九年 · Military · Commander · At Suo County 蓚縣
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 77
Personally attacked Suo County
AD 912 九年 · Military · Commander · At Suo County 蓚縣
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 72

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 55Volume 55 Book of Later Tang 31: Biographies 7: Kang Junli, Xue Zhiqin, Shi Jiantang, Li Chengsi, Shi Yan, Gai Yu, Yi Guang, Li Chengxun, Shi Jingrong · 5 passages

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九年，梁祖親攻蓚縣。 In the ninth year the Founder of Liang personally attacked Suo County.

存審曰：「事未可知，但老賊在東，別將西來，尚可徐圖。」 Cunshen said, "Nothing is settled yet. The old rebel is in the east and another commander is coming from the west. We still have room to maneuver."

不旬日，楊師厚圍棗強，賀德倫圍蓚縣，梁祖自至，攻城甚急。 Within ten days Yang Shihou besieged Zaoqiang, He Delun besieged Suo County, and the Founder of Liang came in person. The assault grew fierce.

老賊若不下蓚、阜，必西攻深、冀，與公等料閱騎軍，偵視賊勢。」 If the old rebel does not take Suo and Fu, he will surely strike Shen and Ji from the west. Come with me to review the cavalry and scout the enemy's movements."

是夜，梁祖燒營而遁，比至貝州，迷失道咯，委棄兵仗，不可勝計。 That night the Founder of Liang burned his camp and fled. By the time he reached Beizhou he had lost his way, and weapons abandoned along the road were beyond counting.