Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Military Officer

Lü Sengzhen 呂僧珍

Attested AD 501 - AD 502

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lü Sengzhen was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 502 天監初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 11, passage 57
AD 501 永元末
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 11, passage 43

Career and standing

Front Army Chief Clerk 前軍司馬
Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 57

Events and relationships

Cleared palace with Hongce
Political · Agent · With Zhang Hongce (張弘策)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 51
Repelled palace rebels
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 57

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 11Volume 11: Zhang Hongce; Yu Yu; Zheng Shaoshu; Lü Sengzhen · 3 passages

義師將起，高祖夜召弘策、呂僧珍入宅定議，旦乃發兵，以弘策爲輔國將軍、軍主，領萬人督後部軍事。 As the righteous army gathered, Gaozu called Hongce and Lü Sengzhen to his house by night to settle the plan; at dawn he marched, making Hongce Supporting State general and army commander over ten thousand men in charge of the rear.

城平，高祖遣弘策與呂僧珍先入清宮，封檢府庫。 When the city fell, Gaozu sent Hongce and Lü Sengzhen first into the inner palace to seal the treasuries.

前軍司馬呂僧珍直殿內，以宿衛兵拒破之，盜分入衛尉府，弘策方救火，盜潛後害之，時年四十七。 Front army chief clerk Lü Sengzhen held the inner palace with the night guard and broke them; robbers slipped into the commandant's quarters while Hongce fought the blaze—a thief crept behind and killed him. He was forty-seven.