Huo Cun (霍存) | 24 Histories

Overview

Huo Cun was a general.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 907 梁將霍存得之
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 2

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Huo Yanwei (霍彥威)
raised as his own son 養為己子 · Adoptive parentage
adopted as his son 養為己子 · Adoptive parentage
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 3

Career and standing

Liang general 梁將
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 2

Works and attributed material

Liang history biography 梁史有傳
Relation Subject of
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 4

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 64Volume 64 Book of Later Tang 40: Biographies 16: Hou Yanwei, Wang Yanqiu, Dai Siyuan, Zhu Hanbin, Kong Qing, Liu Qi, Zhou Zhiyu · 3 passages

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梁將霍存得之於村落間，年十四，從征討。 The Liang general Huo Cun found him in the countryside when he was fourteen, and the boy followed him on campaign.

存憐其爽邁，養為己子。 Cun took a liking to his spirited bearing and adopted him as his son.

存，梁史有傳。 Cun has a biography in the history of Liang.