Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Elder brother of Hulü Xian

Hulü Guang 斛律光

Húlǜ Guāng

Attested AD 572

Passages: 8
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Hulü Guang was an Elder brother of Hulü Xian.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Mingyue	明月

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 572 context
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 208

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Hulü Xian (斛律羨)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 208
Child of Hulu Jin (斛律金)
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 227
Parent of Hulü Wudu (斛律武都)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 212

References in the histories

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History

8 passages

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 17Volume 17 Biographies 9: Hulü Jin; Hulü Guang; Hulü Xian · 8 passages

其年六月，丁父憂去官，與兄光並被起復任，還鎮燕薊。 In the sixth month of that year, on his father's death he left office; he and his elder brother Guang were both recalled from mourning to their posts and returned to garrison Yan and Ji.

時光子武都為兗州刺史。 At that time Guang's son Wudu was governor of Yan Province.

三年七月，光誅，敕使中領軍賀拔伏恩等十餘人驛捕之。 In the seventh month of the third year, after Guang was put to death, an edict sent Central Palace Army Commander Helba Fu'en and a dozen others by relay horse to seize Xian.

羨及光並少工騎射，其父每日令其出畋，還即較所獲禽獸。 Both Xian and Guang were skilled in riding and archery from youth. Each day their father sent them out to hunt; on their return he compared the game each had taken.

光所獲或少，必麗龜達腋。 If Guang's bag was light, he always drove his arrow through the turtle's shell and out beneath the armpit.

光常蒙賞，羨或被捶撻。 Guang was often praised and rewarded; Xian was sometimes beaten with the rod.

人問其故，金答云：「明月必背上著箭，豐樂隨處即下手，其數雖多，去兄遠矣。」 When people asked why, Jin answered: "Mingyue always plants his arrow in the beast's back. Fengle strikes wherever he can — though the count may be greater, he falls far short of his elder brother."

正光末，六鎮擾亂，隸大將軍尉賓北討。 At the end of Zhengguang, when the six garrisons fell into turmoil, he served under Grand General Yu Bin on the northern campaign.