Five Dynasties · Ruler

Taizu of Later Liang 太祖

Taizu

Attested AD 907 - AD 912

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Taizu of Later Liang was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

太祖遇弒
Murdered
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 220

Attested activity

AD 907 to AD 912 太祖即位…遇弒
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 220, 262

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 21Volume 21 Later Liang Biographies 1: Jing Xiang, Zhu Zhen, Pang Shigu, Ge Congzhou, Huo Cun, Zhang Cunjing, Fu Daozhao, Liu Han, Kou Yangqing · 4 passages

太祖即位，拜彥卿感化軍節度使。 At Taizu’s accession Yanqing was made military governor of the Ganhua Army.

彥卿見太祖自首，太祖惜之，詔彥卿以錢償現家以贖罪。 Yanqing went to Taizu and confessed. Taizu pitied him and ordered Yanqing to pay Liang Xian’s family to redeem the offense.

御史司憲崔沂劾奏彥卿，請論如法，太祖不得已，責授彥卿左衞中郎將。 Censor-in-Chief Cui Yi impeached Yanqing and demanded legal punishment. Taizu had no choice and demoted him to Left Guard Captain.

太祖遇弒，彥卿出太祖畫像事之如生，嘗對客語先朝，必涕泗交下。 After Taizu was murdered, Yanqing hung his portrait and tended it as though he still lived; when he spoke of the old reign before guests, tears always streamed down.