He Delun (賀德倫) | 24 Histories

Overview

He Delun was a general.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Death

Executed by Zhang Chengye · At Hedong/Taiyuan 河東 · Authority Zhang Chengye (張承業)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 265

Attested activity

AD 915 貞明元年三月二十九日
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 254

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of He Huaiqing (賀懷慶)
son 子 · paternal line
father 父 · paternal line
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 250

Origins and identity

Western River tribal origin 河西部落
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 249

Career and standing

Weibo commissioner succeeding Yang Shihou 魏博節度使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 253
Yunzhou commissioner 雲州節度使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 264
Pinglu military commissioner 平盧軍節度使
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 252
Entered
Captivity
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 254

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Liang 後梁 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 252

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Prince of Jin (晉王)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 261-262

Events and relationships

Relation Subordinate of · Person Founder (太祖)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 252
Relation Successor of · Person Yang Shihou (楊師厚)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 253

Source notes

Tongjian records Delun urging Prince to take Tianxiong seal
Field seal surrender dialogue · Source Work Zizhi Tongjian 通鑒
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 258, 263

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 21Volume 21 Book of Later Liang 21: Biographies 11: Pang Shigu, Huo Cun, Fu Daozhao, Xu Huaiyu, Guo Yan, Li Tangbin, Wang Qianyu, Liu Kangyi, Wang Yanzhang, He Delun · 10 passages

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賀德倫，其先河西部落人也。 He Delun's forebears came from the Western River tribes.

德倫少為滑之牙將。 Delun began as a Hua garrison officer.

太祖領四鎮，德倫以本軍從，繼立軍功，累曆刺史留後，遷平盧軍節度使。 When the Founder held four circuits Delun followed with his command, won repeated honors, served as prefect and acting commissioner, and became Pinglu military commissioner.

及魏博楊師厚卒，朝廷以德倫代其任。 When Yang Shihou of Weibo died, the court gave Delun his post.

貞明元年三月二十九日夜，魏軍作亂，執德倫，囚於別館，盡殺其部眾，為亂首張彥所迫，遣使歸款於太原。 On the night of the twenty-ninth of month 3, Zhenming 1, Weibo mutinied, seized Delun, held him apart, slaughtered his staff, and under Zhang Yan sent envoys to Taiyuan.

晉王自黃澤嶺東下，至臨清，德倫遣從事司空頲密啟晉王，訴以張彥淩辱之事。 The Prince of Jin marched east from Huangze Ridge to Linqing; Delun sent Sikong Ting secretly to tell him of Zhang Yan's abuse.

晉王至永濟，斬彥等八人，然後入於魏，德倫即以符印上晉王。 At Yongji the Prince of Jin beheaded Yan and seven others, entered Wei, and Delun surrendered his seals.

〈（《通鑒》：晉王既入，德倫上印節，請王兼領天雄軍。 (The 《Zizhi Tongjian》 says: Once inside, Delun offered his seal and asked the Prince to command Tianxiong as well.

德倫再拜曰：「今寇敵密邇，軍城新有大變，人心未安，德倫心腹紀綱為張彥所殺殆盡，形孤勢弱，安能撫軍！ Delun bowed again: "Enemies are near, the garrison is unsettled, and Zhang Yan has killed nearly all my trusted men—I am alone and weak; I cannot hold the army!

頃之，王檀以急兵襲太原，德倫部下多奔逸，承業懼其為變，遂誅德倫，並其部曲盡殺之。 Soon Wang Tan struck Taiyuan in haste; Delun's men fled; Chengye feared revolt, killed Delun, and slaughtered his entire following.