Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Hou Jing 侯景

Attested AD 534 - AD 536

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Hou Jing was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 534 東魏遣侯景襲穰
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 32, passage 226
AD 536 遣侯景以輕騎邀之
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 32, passage 230

Places and affiliations

Polity Eastern Wei 東魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 226

Events and relationships

Attacked Xiang
Military · Commander · With Heba Sheng (賀拔勝) · At Xiang 穰
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 226
Intercepted with light cavalry
Military · Commander · With Heba Sheng (賀拔勝) · At Xiangyang 襄陽
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 230

References in the histories

Book of Zhou, Chapter 32Volume 32 Biographies 24: Shen Hui; Lu Tong; Younger Brother Cheng; Liu Min; Lu Rou; Tang Jin · 2 passages

及孝武西遷，東魏遣侯景襲穰，勝敗，遂南奔梁。 When Xiaowu moved westward, Eastern Wei dispatched Hou Jing against Xiang; Sheng was routed and fled south into Liang territory.

後與勝俱還，行至襄陽，齊神武懼勝西入，遣侯景以輕騎邀之。 Later, returning north with Sheng, they reached Xiangyang; Gao Huan feared Sheng would go west and sent Hou Jing with light cavalry to cut them off.