Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Rebel and Bandit

Huan Tiansheng 桓天生

Attested AD 487 - AD 488

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Huan Tiansheng was a rebel and Bandit.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 488 六年四月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 30, passages 216, 219
AD 487 永明五年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 30, passages 79, 81

Career and standing

wasteland rebel 荒賊
Rebel
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 79
wilderness bandit 荒賊
Outlaw
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 216

Places and affiliations

AD 488 六年四月
At Pingshi 平氏城 · Relation Abandoned
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 220

Events and relationships

Gave battle
AD 488 六年四月 · Military · Commander · With Cao Hu (曹虎) · Troop Count 10000+ · Outcome Greatly defeated; more than two thousand captured
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 219
Led northern troops
Military · Commander · At Biyang 比陽
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passages 81-83
Seized
AD 488 六年四月 · Military · Rebel leader · At Gecheng 隔城
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 216

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 216

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 30Volume 30 Biographies 11: Xue Yuan, Dai Sengjing, Huan Kang, Jiao Du, Cao Hu · 6 passages

永明五年，隷護軍陳顯達，討荒賊桓天生於比陽。 In the fifth year of Yongming, he was placed under protector of the army Chen Xianda to campaign against the wasteland rebel Huan Tiansheng at Biyang.

天生引虜步騎十萬奄至，僧靜合戰大破之，殺獲萬計。 Tiansheng brought a hundred thousand northern foot and horse in a sudden rush. Seng Jing met them and broke them utterly, killing and capturing by the tens of thousands.

天生退還比陽，僧靜進圍之。 Tiansheng fell back on Biyang; Seng Jing pressed the siege.

天生軍出城外，僧靜又擊破之，天生閉門不復出，僧靜力疲乃退。 Tiansheng's men came out beyond the walls and Seng Jing beat them again. Tiansheng shut the gates and would not stir; only when Seng Jing's strength was spent did he pull back.

六年四月，荒賊桓天生復引虜出據隔城，遣虎督數軍討之。 In the sixth year, month 4, the outlaw Huan Tiansheng once more brought raiders out to seize Gecheng; Hu was sent to command several hosts against him.

賊黨拒守，虎引兵圍柵，絕其走路，須臾，候騎還報虜援已至，尋而天生率馬步萬餘人迎戰，虎奮擊大敗之，獲二千餘人。 The rebels stood behind their stockade; Hu ringed the works and sealed every road out. In a moment his scouts rode back saying northern relief had come; then Tiansheng himself led ten thousand-odd horse and foot to give battle. Hu hit them head-on and broke them, taking more than two thousand.