Five Dynasties · General

Xie Yanzhang 謝彥章

Died AD 918

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Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xie Yanzhang was a general.

Life and dates

Death

AD 918 天祐十五年
Cause killed by He Gui 為賀瑰所殺
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passage 249

Attested activity

AD 918 天祐十五年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passage 249

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 28Volume 28 Book of Later Tang 4: Zhuangzong Annals 2 · 1 passage

時梁將賀瑰殺騎將謝彥章於軍，帝聞之曰：「賊帥自相魚肉，安得不亡。」 He Gui of Liang had just killed his cavalry commander Xie Yanzhang in camp; the Emperor said, "Their chiefs are butchering each other—how can they stand?"