Five Dynasties · Military Officer

Shi Jiantang 史建瑭

Shǐ Jiàntáng

Attested AD 911

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Shi Jiantang was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 911 天祐八年正月丁亥
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 122

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 122

Events and relationships

Flank charged with Li Siyuan
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 130
Offered battle at Baixiang
Military · Cavalry commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 122
Swept Xing and Wei
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 144

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 27Volume 27 Book of Later Tang 3: Zhuangzong Annals 1 · 4 passages

天祐八年正月丁亥，周德威、史建瑭帥三千騎致師於柏鄉，設伏於村塢間，遣三百騎直壓其營。 On dinghai in the first month of Tianyou 8, Dewei and Jiantang led three thousand horse to Baixiang, hid men in the hamlets, and sent three hundred to ride straight at the Liang camp.

李嗣源率親軍與史建瑭、安金全兼北部吐渾諸軍衝陣夾攻，梁軍大敗，棄鎧投仗之聲，震動天地，龍驤、神威、神捷諸軍，殺戮殆盡。 Li Siyuan, Jiantang, An Jinquan, and the northern Tuguhun horse hit the Liang line from both flanks; the Liang host collapsed; discarded arms thundered on the ground; Dragon Soar, Divine Might, Divine Swift, and the rest were cut down almost to a man.

己亥，遣史建瑭、周德威徇地於邢、魏，先馳檄以諭之。 On jihai he sent Jiantang and Dewei to overrun Xing and Wei with proclamations sent ahead.

張承業、李存璋以三鎮步兵攻邢州，遣周德威、史建瑭將三千騎，長驅至澶魏，帝與李嗣源率親軍繼進。 Zhang Chengye and Li Cunzhang besieged Xing with foot from the three circuits while Dewei and Jiantang raced three thousand horse to Chan and Wei; the Emperor and Li Siyuan followed with the guard.