Overview
Hou Yuan was a general and Official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 529 narrated before 冬,十月 in Liang Records 9Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 211; zizhitongjian:153:s0211k
- AD 499 to AD 525 世宗時,侯剛子淵,稚之女壻。Directly stated · Book of Wei 30, passage 105
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Daughter of Changsun Zhi (長孫稚女)husband 壻Directly stated · Book of Wei 30, passage 105
- Child of Hou Gang (侯剛)son 子Directly stated · Book of Wei 30, passage 105
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- inspector of Ping 平州刺史AD 529 narrated before 冬,十月 in Liang Records 9 · AppointedDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0211k
- Grand Commander 大都督AD 529 narrated before 冬,十月 in Liang Records 9 · HeldDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 211
- Marquis of Jianshan 尖山侯AD 529 narrated before 冬,十月 in Liang Records 9 · HeldDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 211
Places and affiliations
- Polity Wei 魏 · Relation Served
- AD 529 narrated before 冬,十月 in Liang Records 9At Fanyang 范陽 · Relation GarrisonedDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0211k
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent s0211gDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0211g
Events and relationships
- Ambushed and routedAD 529 narrated before 冬,十月 in Liang Records 9 · Military · Commander · With Chen Zhou (陳周) · At more than 100 li from Ji 去薊百餘里Directly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0211e
- Campaigned againstDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 211
- Feigned great strength and advancedAD 529 narrated before 冬,十月 in Liang Records 9 · Military · Commander · At Han Lou's territory 樓境Directly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0211d
- Night advance and dawn knock at gatesAD 529 narrated before 冬,十月 in Liang Records 9 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0211h
- Pursued and capturedAD 529 narrated before 冬,十月 in Liang Records 9 · Military · Commander · With Han Lou (韓樓) · At You province 幽州Directly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0211j
- Returned arms and released captives into cityAD 529 narrated before 冬,十月 in Liang Records 9 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0211f
Show 1 more source-backed claim
- Relation Joined campaign with · Person Liu Lingzhu (劉靈助)Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 223
Assessments and attributes
- AD 529 narrated before 冬,十月 in Liang Records 9Assessment adapts at the moment; a great host he may not use well · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Erzhu Rong (尒朱榮)
References in the histories
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