Murong Yanzhao (慕容延釗)

Overview

The translated histories identify Murong Yanzhao as a general and military officer. This record brings together 5 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Murong Yanzhao	慕容延釗	Murong Yanzhao
Surname	Murong	慕容	Murong
Personal name	Murong Yanzhao	慕容延釗	Mùróng Yánzhāo
Personal name	Yanzhao	延釗

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · xinwudaishi:069:s0103

Roles

General
Military Officer

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 建隆四年 · Western Year: AD 963
Explicit · xinwudaishi:069:s0103
Source Date: Text: 顯德六年 · Western Year: AD 959
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:120:s0022

Career and standing

Label: Chanzhou military commissioner / 澶州節度使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 顯德六年七月 · Western Year: AD 959
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:120:s0022

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: took-Jingnan
Explicit · xinwudaishi:069:s0113, xinwudaishi:069:s0114

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 120Volume 120 Book of Later Zhou 22: Emperor Gong Annals · 1 passage

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以淮南節度使兼殿前副都點檢、檢校太保慕容延釗為澶州節度使、檢校太傅，依前殿前副都點檢，進封開國伯； Murong Yanzhao of Huainan, deputy director of the Palace Front, became Chanzhou commissioner with acting Grand Tutor, kept his front-director post, and was made Earl Who Opens the State;

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 69Volume 69: Hereditary House of Nanping · 4 passages

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湖南周行逢卒，子保權立，其將張文表作亂，建隆四年，太祖命慕容延釗等討之。 When Zhou Xingfeng of Hunan died, his son Baoquan succeeded him, but his general Zhang Wenbiao rebelled. In the fourth year of Jianlong the Founding Emperor ordered Murong Yanzhao and others to suppress the revolt.

延釗假道荊南，約以兵過城外。 Yanzhao sought passage through Jingnan on the understanding that his army would march outside the city walls.

延釗軍至，繼沖出逆於郊，而前鋒遽入其城。 When Yanzhao's army arrived, Jichong went out to greet it in the suburbs, but the vanguard suddenly entered the city.

繼沖亟歸，見旌旗甲馬，布列衢巷，大懼，即詣延釗納牌印，太祖優詔復命繼沖為節度使。 Jichong rushed back to find banners, armor, and horses filling every street. Terrified, he went at once to Yanzhao and surrendered his command tally and seal. The Founding Emperor graciously reappointed him military governor.