Five Dynasties · General

Han Lingkun 韓令坤

Hán Lìngkūn

Attested AD 956

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Han Lingkun was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 956 顯德三年夏四月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 116, passage 125

Events and relationships

Fought around Yangzhou
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 116, passages 130, 134, 138

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 116Volume 116 Book of Later Zhou 18: Shizong Annals 3 · 6 passages

丁丑，揚州韓令坤破江南賊軍於州之東境，獲大將陸孟俊。 On dingchou Han Lingkun of Yangzhou routed Jiangnan forces on the eastern border and captured Lu Mengjun.

時李景乘常州之捷，遣陸孟俊領兵迫泰州，王師不守，韓令坤欲棄揚州而回。 Emboldened by Changzhou, Li Jing sent Lu Mengjun against Taizhou. Zhou forces wavered, and Han Lingkun considered abandoning Yangzhou.

俄而陸孟俊領其徒自海陵抵揚州，令坤迎擊，敗之，生擒孟俊。 Lu Mengjun marched from Hailing on Yangzhou; Lingkun met him, routed his force, and took him alive.

己卯，韓令坤奏，敗楚州賊將馬在貴萬餘眾於灣頭堰，獲漣州刺史秦進崇。 On jimao Han Lingkun reported defeating over ten thousand men under the Chuzhou rebel Ma Zaigui at Wantou Weir and capturing Lianzhou prefect Qin Jinchong.

以侍衛馬軍都指揮使韓令坤充沿江副招討使。 Han Lingkun, commander of the palace horse army, was made his deputy.

〈（《宋史·向拱傳》：揚州初平，南唐令境上出師謀收復，韓令坤有棄城之意，即驛召拱赴行在，拜淮南節度使，依前宣徽使兼沿江招討使，以令坤為副。 (The History of Song records that after Yangzhou fell, Southern Tang mobilized to retake it and Han Lingkun wished to evacuate. Xiang Gong was summoned, made Huainan governor and riverine commander, with Lingkun as deputy.