Jing Yanguang (景延廣)

Overview

Jing Yanguang was an official and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 947 契丹寇澶州
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 120

Career and standing

Executed
AD 947 契丹寇澶州 · Object Person Id An Huaipu (懷浦) · Reason cowardice in the face of the Khitan at Chanzhou
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 120

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Jin 晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 120

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 61Volume 61 Book of Later Tang 37: Biographies 13: An Jinquan, An Yuanxin, An Zhongba, Liu Xun, Zhang Jingxun, Liu Yancong, Yuan Jianfeng, Xifang Ye, Zhang Zunhui, Sun Zhang · 1 passage

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契丹寇澶州，以臨陣忸怩，為景延廣所誅。 When the Khitan attacked Chanzhou he shrank from the fight and was executed by Jing Yanguang.