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Liang Hanzhang 梁漢璋

Liáng Hànzhāng

Attested AD 943 - AD 947

Passages
6
Chapters
4
Histories
3

Overview

The translated histories identify Liang Hanzhang as a general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 6 passages from 4 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Liang Hanzhang 梁漢璋 Liáng Hànzhāng
Personal name Hanzhang 漢璋
Personal name Liang Hanzhang 梁漢璋 Liáng Hànzhāng
Personal name Liang Hanzhang 梁漢璋
Personal Liang Hanzhang 梁漢璋 Liang Hanzhang

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Military Officer
  • Official

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 三年十一月 · Western Year: AD 946
    Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:009:s0174
  • Source Date: Text: 會同伐晉 · Western Interval: Start: AD 943 · End: AD 947
    Explicit · liaoshi:077:s0190
  • Source Date: Text: 會同伐晉 · Western Year: AD 946
    Explicit · liaoshi:076:s0093
  • Source Date: Text: 開運三年冬十月辛未 · Western Year: AD 946
    Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:085:s0003
  • Source Date: Text: 開運三年十一月 · Western Year: AD 946
    Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:085:s0018

Career and standing

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

  • Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated · Counterpart: Khitan / 契丹 · Place: Ying prefecture / 瀛州 · Outcome: crushing-defeat · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 十一月 · Western Year: AD 946
  • Kind: military · Role: casualty · Action: died-in-battle · Place: Yingzhou / 瀛州

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 85Volume 85 Book of Later Jin 11: Emperor Shao 4 · 3 passages
辛未,以鄴都留守杜威為北面行營都招討使,以侍衛親軍都指揮使、鄆州節度使李守貞為兵馬都監,兗州安審琦為左右廂都指揮使,徐州符彥卿為馬軍左廂都指揮使,滑州皇甫遇為馬軍右廂都指揮使,貝州梁漢璋為馬軍都排陣使,前鄧州宋彥筠為步軍左廂都指揮使,奉國左廂都指揮使王饒為步軍右廂都指揮使,洺州團練使薛懷讓為先鋒都指揮使。 On xinwei Du Wei, military governor of Yedu, was appointed overall commander of the northern field army; Li Shouzhen, commander of the Imperial Guard and military governor of Yunzhou, became overall supervisor of troops and horses; An Shenqi of Yanzhou commanded both wings; Fu Yanqing of Xuzhou the left wing of cavalry; Huangfu Yu of Huazhou the right wing of cavalry; Liang Hanzhang of Beizhou marshal of the cavalry array; Song Yanyun, former prefect of Dengzhou, the left wing of infantry; Wang Rao of the Fengguo left wing the right wing of infantry; and Xue Huairang, regimental trainer of Mozhou, vanguard commander.
History of Liao, Chapter 76Volume 76 Biographies 6: Yelu Jieli, Yelu Balide, Yelu Shuogu, Yelu Lubugu, Zhao Yanshou, Gao Mohan, Zhao Siwen, Yelu Oulisi, Zhang Li · 1 passage
History of Liao, Chapter 77Volume 77 Biographies 7: Yelu Wuzhi, Yelu Hou, Yelu Antuan, Yelu Wa, Yelu Tuiyu, Yelu Talie · 1 passage
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 9Volume 9 Later Jin Annals 2: the Emperor That Fled · 1 passage