Helian Duo (赫連鐸) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Helian Duo as a warlord. This record brings together 3 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Helian Duo	赫連鐸	Helian Duo
Given	Duo	鐸	Duo
Personal name	Helian Duo	赫連鐸	Helian Duo

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:062:s0047

Roles

Warlord

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 攻黃花城 · Western Year: AD 878
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:050:s0077
Source Date: Text: 約光啟四年 · Western Year: AD 888
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:062:s0047

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: attacker · Action: attacked · Place: Huanghua Fort / 黃花城
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0077
Kind: military · Role: ally · Action: delayed-by-Khitan
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:062:s0047, jiuwudaishi:062:s0048

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 50Volume 50 Book of Later Tang 26: Biographies 2: Imperial Family · 1 passage

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初從起雲中，為奉誠軍使，赫連鐸之攻黃花城也，克寧奉武皇及諸弟登城，血戰三日，力盡備竭，殺賊萬計。 He had followed Li Keyong from the first rising in Yunzhong and served as commissioner of the Fengcheng Army. When Helian Duo attacked Huanghua Fort, Ke Ning helped Li Keyong and his brothers onto the walls. For three days they fought hand to hand until strength and supplies were spent, killing rebels by the tens of thousands.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 62Volume 62 Book of Later Tang 38: Biographies 14: Meng Fangli, Zhang Wenli, Dong Zhang · 2 passages

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後二年，方立督部將奚忠信兵三萬攻遼州，以金啖赫連鐸與連和。 Two years later Fangli led his general Xi Zhongxin with thirty thousand men against Liaozhou, bribing Helian Duo to join the campaign.

會契丹攻鐸師失期，忠信三分其兵，鼓而行，克用伏兵於險，忠信前軍沒，既戰，大敗，執忠信，餘眾走脫，歸者才十二。 When Khitan raids delayed Duo's army, Zhongxin split his force in three columns and marched with drums beating; Keyong ambushed him in a pass, destroyed his vanguard, and routed the main body; Zhongxin was captured, and only twelve men made it back.