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Houmochen Yue 侯莫陳悅

Attested AD 534 - AD 534

Passages: 10
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

The translated histories identify Houmochen Yue as a general. This record brings together 10 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Houmochen Yue	侯莫陳悅	Houmochen Yue
Personal name	Houmochen Yue	侯莫陳悅
Personal name	Houmochen Yue	侯莫陳悅	Houmochen Yue
Given name	Yue	悅

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · beiqishu:027:s0034, zhoushu:017:s0012
Sex: male
Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0012

Roles

General

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 侯莫陳悅 · Western Year: AD 534
Explicit · zhoushu:017:s0012
Source Date: Text: 從平侯莫陳悅 · Western Year: AD 534
Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0012
Source Date: Text: 殺賀拔岳 · Western Year: AD 534
Explicit · beiqishu:027:s0034

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: opponent · Action: defeated/pacified by Yuwen Tai's side
Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0012

References in the histories

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 27Volume 27 Biographies 19: Moqi Pu; Liu Feng; Poliuhan Chang; Jin Zuo; Wei Zican; · 2 passages

侯莫陳悅之殺賀拔岳也，周文帝率岳所部還，共圖悅。 When Houmochen Yue killed Heba Yue, Yuwen Tai led Yue's troops back and together they plotted against Houmochen Yue.

元時助悅，悅走，元收其衆，入據秦州，為周攻圍，苦戰，結盟而罷。 At that time Yuan helped Yue; when Yue fled, Yuan gathered his troops, entered and held Qinzhou, was besieged by Zhou forces, fought bitterly, and made an alliance to cease hostilities.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 17Volume 17 Biographies 9: Liang Yu; Guo Ganhui; Yi Feng; Liu Liang; Wang De · 7 passages

從征侯莫陳悅，遷武衛將軍。 He followed the campaign against Houmochen Yue and was made martial guard general.

及岳為侯莫陳悅所害，惠與寇洛、趙貴等同謀翊戴太祖。 When Houmochen Yue killed Heba Yue, Gan Hui joined Kou Luo, Zhao Gui, and others in raising up Grand Progenitor Yuwen Tai.

仍從平悅，拜直閤將軍。 He followed the campaign that crushed Houmochen Yue and was made direct-pavilion general.

時原州刺史史歸猶為侯莫陳悅守，太祖令峰與侯莫陳崇討擒之。 Yuan Prefecture governor Shi Gui was still holding out for Houmochen Yue; Grand Progenitor Yuwen Tai sent Yi Feng with Houmochen Chong to take him.

侯莫陳悅害岳，亮與諸將謀迎太祖。 When Houmochen Yue murdered Heba Yue, Liu Liang and the other commanders plotted to raise up Grand Progenitor Yuwen Tai.

悅平，悅之黨豳州刺史孫定兒仍據州不下，涇、秦、靈等諸州悉與定兒相應，衆至數萬，推定兒為主，以拒義師。 After Houmochen Yue was crushed, his ally Sun Ding'er still held Bin Province; Jing, Qin, Ling, and other prefectures rallied to him until his force numbered tens of thousands, with Ding'er as their leader opposing the loyalists.

及侯莫陳悅害岳，德與寇洛等定議翊戴太祖。 When Houmochen Yue murdered Heba Yue, Wang De and Kou Luo and others resolved to raise up Grand Progenitor Yuwen Tai.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 26Volume 26 Biographies 18: Zhang Sunjian; Zhangsun Shaoyuan; Younger Brother Cheng; Elder Brother Si; Hu Sizheng · 1 passage

從平侯莫陳悅，留儉為秦州長史。 After Houmochen Yue was defeated, Grand Progenitor Yuwen Tai left Zhangsun Jian behind as chief clerk of Qin Province.