Sui and Tang · Military Officer

Meng Yao 孟瑤

Attested AD 773

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Meng Yao was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 773 大曆八年
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 138, passages 210, 212

Career and standing

Held
Exile
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 212

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 138, passage 212

Events and relationships

Front assault
AD 773 大曆八年 · Military · Commander · With Geshu Huang (哥舒晃)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 213

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 138Volume 138 Biographies 63: · 2 passages

嗣恭募勇敢士八千人，以流人孟瑤、敬冕為才，擢任之。 Sigong recruited eight thousand brave men and, recognizing talent in the exiles Meng Yao and Jing Mian, promoted them to command.

使瑤督大軍當其沖，冕率輕兵由間道出不意，遂斬晃及支党萬餘，築屍為京觀。 Yao led the main force against the enemy front while Mian took light troops by a hidden route to strike from behind. They beheaded Huang and more than ten thousand of his followers and built a mound of their corpses.