Sui and Tang · Prefect of Quanzhou

Liao Yanruo 廖彥若

Liào Yànruò

Attested AD 886

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liao Yanruo was a Prefect of Quanzhou.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 886 光啟二年前
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passages 179-180

Career and standing

Quanzhou prefect 泉州刺史
AD 886 光啟二年前 · Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 179

Places and affiliations

At Quanzhou 泉州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 179

Assessments and attributes

Assessment greedy and cruel as prefect · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 179

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 68Volume 68: Hereditary House of Min · 1 passage

是時，泉州刺史廖彥若為政貪暴，泉人苦之，聞潮略地至其境，而軍行整肅，其耆老相率遮道留之，潮即引兵圍彥若，逾年克之。 Quanzhou prefect Liao Yanruo ruled with greed and cruelty, and the people hated him. When they heard that Chao's army had reached their borders and marched with discipline, elders blocked the road and begged him to stay. Chao besieged Yanruo and captured the city after more than a year.