Sui and Tang · Ruler

Taizu of Later Liang 太祖

Taizu

Attested AD 897 - AD 900

Passages: 7
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Taizu of Later Liang was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 897 to AD 900 遣侯言…宣義行軍司馬
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 145, 161

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 · 7 passages

晉攻魏，魏人求救，太祖遣侯言救魏，言築壘於洹水。 Jin attacked Wei. Taizu sent Hou Yan to relieve it; Yan built fortifications on the Huan River.

太祖怒言不出戰，遣從周代言。 Taizu raged that Yan would not fight and sent Congzhou to replace him.

太祖表從周兗州留後，以兗、鄆兵攻淮南，出安豐，會龐師古於清口。 Taizu made Congzhou military governor of Yan and sent Yan and Yun troops against Huainan from Anfeng to join Pang Shigu at Qingkou.

是時，晉兵出山東攻相、衛，太祖遣從周略地山東，下洺州，斬其刺史邢善益； Jin marched out of Shandong against Xiang and Wei. Taizu sent Congzhou to sweep Shandong—he took Mingzhou and killed its prefect Xing Shanyi;

太祖乃表從周兼邢州留後。 Taizu then made Congzhou military governor of Xing as well.

劉仁恭攻魏，已屠貝州，羅紹威求救於梁，從周會太祖救魏，入於魏州。 Liu Rengong attacked Wei and had already sacked Beizhou. Luo Shaowei begged Liang for aid; Congzhou joined Taizu, relieved Wei, and entered Weizhou.

太祖以從周為宣義行軍司馬。 Taizu made Congzhou campaign marshal of Xuanyi.