Hou Jing (侯景) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Hou Jing as a rebel. This record brings together 19 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Hou Jing	侯景	Hóu Jǐng
Alternate	Hou Jing	侯景	Hóu Jǐng

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Uncertain
Sex: Uncertain

Roles

Rebel

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: Hou Jing rebellion · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552
Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:013:s0009

Family

Kin of Hou Simu (思穆)
Kinship Term: brother's son / 兄子 · Line: paternal

References in the histories

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Book of Chen, Chapter 13Volume 13: Xu Shipu; Lu Xida; Zhou Fu; Xun Lang; Zhou Jiong · 19 passages

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侯景之亂，因預征討，累遷至員外散騎常侍。 In Hou Jing's rebellion he joined the punitive armies and rose step by step to supernumerary scattered-cavalry regular attendant.

尋領水軍，從司徒陸法和討景，與景戰於赤亭湖。 Soon he commanded the navy and, under Minister of Education Lu Fahe, marched against Jing and fought him at Red Pavilion Lake.

時景軍甚盛，世譜乃別造樓船、拍艦、火舫、水車以益軍勢。 Jing's army was then overwhelming. Shipu had new tower ships, rams, fire-boats, and water-engines built to swell his fleet.

將戰，又乘大艦居前，大敗景軍，生擒景將任約，景退走。 When battle came he again put a great ship in the van, crushed Jing's army, took Jing's general Ren Yue alive, and drove Jing off.

又破景將侯子鑒於湖熟。 He again broke Jing's general Hou Zijian at Hushu.

[1]侯景平後，以功除通直散騎常侍、衡州刺史資， [1] After Hou Jing fell, for merit he was made regular attendant for direct communication and given credentials as inspector of Hengzhou,

侯景之亂，悉達糾合鄉人，保新蔡，力田蓄穀。 In Hou Jing's rebellion Xida rallied his neighbors to hold Xincai, farmed hard, and stored grain.

使其弟廣達領兵隨王僧辯討侯景。 He sent his younger brother Guangda with troops to follow Wang Sengbian against Hou Jing.

景平，梁元帝授持節、仁威將軍、散騎常侍、北江州刺史。 When Jing fell, Emperor Yuan of Liang made him credential-holder, benevolent-prestige general, supernumerary scattered-cavalry regular attendant, and inspector of North Jiangzhou.

侯景之亂，鄉人周續合徒眾以討賊為名，梁內史始興藩王蕭毅以郡讓續，[6]續所部內有欲侵掠於毅，敷擁護之，親率其黨捍衛，送至豫章。 In Hou Jing's rebellion the townsman Zhou Xu raised men in the name of punishing rebels. Liang's interior secretary, Prince of Shixing Xiao Yi, yielded the commandery to Xu. [6] Some of Xu's men meant to plunder Yi. Fu shielded him, led his own band in defense, and saw him safely to Yuzhang.

侯景平，梁元帝授敷使持節、通直散騎常侍、信武將軍、寧州刺史，封西豐縣侯，邑一千戶。 When Jing fell, Emperor Yuan of Liang made Fu credential-holder, regular attendant for direct communication, trustworthy-faith general, and inspector of Ningzhou, enfeoffed as Marquis of Xifeng with one thousand households.

侯景之亂，朗招率徒旅，據巢湖閒，無所屬。 In Hou Jing's rebellion Lang gathered followers, held the country about Chaohu Lake, and owed allegiance to no one.

臺城陷後，簡文帝密詔授朗雲麾將軍、豫州刺史，令與外藩討景。 After the capital fell, Emperor Jianwen of Liang secretly made him cloud-banner general and inspector of Yu and ordered him, with the outer provinces, to crush Jing.

景使儀同宋子仙、任約等頻往征之，朗據山立砦自守，子仙不能克。 Jing sent his comrades Song Zixian, Ren Yue, and others against him again and again. Lang held mountain forts and Zixian could not take him.

侯景敗於巴陵，朗出自濡須截景，破其後軍。 When Hou Jing was beaten at Baling, Lang came out from Ruru Ford, cut Jing off, and smashed his rearguard.

侯景平後，又別破齊將郭元建於踟躕山。 After Hou Jing fell he again defeated Qi general Guo Yuanjian at Chichu Mountain.

侯景之亂，元帝承制改授西陽太守，封西陵縣伯。 During Hou Jing's rebellion, Emperor Yuan, acting on provisional authority, changed his appointment to administrator of Xiyang and enfeoffed him as earl of Xiling county.

景遣兄子思穆據守齊安，炅率驍勇襲破思穆，擒斬之。 Jing sent his nephew Simu to occupy and guard Qi'an. Jiong led picked brave men in a raid, defeated Simu, captured him, and beheaded him.

景將任約來據樊山，炅與寧州長史徐文盛擊約，斬其部將叱羅子通、趙迦婁等。 Jing's general Ren Yue came to occupy Fanshan. Jiong and Xu Wensheng, chief clerk of Ningzhou, attacked Yue and killed his subordinate commanders Chiluo Zitong, Zhao Jialou, and others.