Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Liang and Chen general

Xun Lang 荀朗

Xún Lǎng

Died AD 565

Passages
18
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Xun Lang as a general. This record brings together 18 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Xun Lang 荀朗 Xún Lǎng
Alternate Shenming 深明 Shēnmíng
Alternate Xun Lang 荀朗 Xún Lǎng
Alternate Zhuang

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Uncertain
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General

Life and dates

Death

  • Date: Source Date: Text: Tianjia year 6 · Western Year: AD 565
    Explicit · chenshu:013:s0129

Age

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: Hou Jing rebellion · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 565
    Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:013:s0003
  • Source Date: Text: 天嘉六年 · Western Year: AD 565
    Explicit · chenshu:013:s0129
  • Source Date: Text: 梁承聖二年 · Western Year: AD 553
    Explicit · chenshu:013:s0117
  • Source Date: Text: 永定元年 · Western Year: AD 557
    Explicit · chenshu:013:s0122

Family

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  • Descendant of Xun Yanzu (延祖)
    Kinship Term: grandfather / 祖 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal
  • Sibling of Xun Ang (昂)
    Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder
  • Child of Xun Bodao (伯道)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Xun Fashang (法尚)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
  • Sibling of Xun Gui (晷)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger
  • Sibling of Xun Xiao (曉)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger

Career and standing

  • Label: cloud-banner general and inspector of Yu / 雲麾將軍、豫州刺史 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · chenshu:013:s0111
  • Label: inspector of Hezhou / 合州刺史 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · chenshu:013:s0128
  • Label: inspector of South Yanzhou / 南兗州刺史 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · chenshu:013:s0118
  • Titles: cloud-banner general, inspector of Yuzhou, secure-the-south general, inspector of South Yanzhou, secure-the-north general, inspector of Hezhou
  • Title: Marquis of Xingning · Households: 2000 · Date: Source Date: Text: Yongding year 1 · Western Year: AD 557
    Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:013:s0122
  • Posthumous Name: Zhuang
    Explicit · chenshu:013:s0130

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

  • Event: independent resistance to Hou Jing around Chaohu · Date: Source Date: Text: 侯景之亂 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552 · Kind: historical-event · Role: participant
    Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:013:s0110, chenshu:013:s0114
  • Event: defeat of Guo Yuanjian at Chichu Mountain · Kind: historical-event · Role: participant
    Explicit · chenshu:013:s0116
  • Event: defeat of the Qi army at Shitou with Hou Andu · Kind: historical-event · Role: participant
    Explicit · chenshu:013:s0121

Assessments and attributes

  • Label: bold and generous with the broad strategy of a commander · Provenance: Mode: narrator
    Explicit · chenshu:013:s0109

References in the histories

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Book of Chen, Chapter 13Volume 13: Xu Shipu; Lu Xida; Zhou Fu; Xun Lang; Zhou Jiong · 18 passages