Liang Rui (梁睿) | 24 Histories

Overview

Liang Rui was a general who suppressed Wang Qian's rebellion.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 580 大象二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 8, passage 26
AD 580 大象二年八月庚申
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 8, passage 42
AD 580 大象二年十二月壬子
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 8, passage 90
AD 580 大象二年十月戊寅
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 8, passage 84
AD 580 大象末
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 17, passage 24
AD 566 to AD 572 天和中
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 17, passage 22

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AD 580 宣帝崩
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 21, passage 126
AD 580 王謙作亂
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 54, passage 40; Book of Sui 55, passage 203

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Liang Yu (梁禦)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 17, passage 21

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Career and standing

inspector-general of Yi Province 益州總管
AD 580 大象二年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passage 26
campaign commander 行軍元帥
AD 580 大象二年八月庚申 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passage 42
superior pillar-of-state 上柱國
AD 580 大象二年十二月壬子 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passage 90
marshal 元帥
AD 580 王謙作亂 · Held
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 55, passage 203

Events and relationships

Attacked
AD 580 王謙作亂 · Military · Commander in chief · With Wang Qian (王謙)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 55, passage 203
Defeated Wang Qian
AD 580 大象末 · Military · Commander in chief · With Wang Qian (王謙)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 17, passages 25-26
Defeated and beheaded
AD 580 大象二年十月戊寅 · Military · Commander · With Wang Qian (王謙) · At Jiannan 劍南
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passage 84
Suppressed Wang Qian
AD 580 宣帝崩 · Military · Commander
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 21, passages 127, 130
Relation Superior of · Person Zhang Wei (張威)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 55, passages 203-204

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History

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Book of Sui, Chapter 54Volume 54 Biographies 19: Wang Zhangshu, Li Yan, Yi Louqian, Tian Rengong, Yuan Heng, Du Zheng, Li Che, Cui Peng · 1 passage

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及王謙作亂，高祖以衍為行軍總管，從梁睿擊平之。 When Wang Qian rebelled, Emperor Wen made Yan campaign commander and he followed Liang Rui to put down the revolt.

Book of Sui, Chapter 55Volume 55 Biographies 20: Du Yan, Gao Mai, Er Zhu Chang, Zhou Yao, Du Gukai, Qi Fuhui, Zhang Wei, He Hong, Houmo Chenying · 2 passages

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王謙作亂，高祖以威為行軍總管，從元帥梁睿擊之。 When Wang Qian rebelled, Gaozu appointed Wei campaign commander under Marshal Liang Rui to suppress him.

軍次通穀，謙守將李三王擁勁兵拒守，睿以威為先鋒。 The army halted at Tonggu, where Qian's defender Li Sanwang held the pass with elite troops; Rui made Wei his vanguard.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 8Volume 8 Annals 8: Emperor Jing · 4 passages

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以柱國、蔣國公梁睿為益州總管。 Pillar-of-State Liang Rui, Duke of Jiang, was made inspector-general of Yi Province.

八月庚申，益州總管王謙舉兵不受代，即以梁睿為行軍元帥，率軍討之。 Eighth month, on gengshen day Wang Qian, inspector-general of Yi Province, raised troops and refused to be replaced; Liang Rui was immediately made campaign commander and led troops to suppress him.

戊寅，梁睿破王謙于劍南，追斬之，傳首京師。 On wuyin day Liang Rui defeated Wang Qian in Jiannan, pursued and beheaded him, and sent his head to the capital.

十二月壬子，以柱國、蔣國公梁睿為上柱國。 Twelfth month, on renzi day, Pillar-of-State Liang Rui, Duke of Jiang, was made superior pillar-of-state.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 17Volume 17 Biographies 9: Liang Yu; Guo Ganhui; Yi Feng; Liu Liang; Wang De · 3 passages

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子睿襲爵。 His son Rui inherited the title.