Sui and Tang · Military Officer

Yang Chaoguang 楊朝光

Died AD 780

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yang Chaoguang was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Death

AD 780 to AD 783 建中中
Beheaded · Cause Killed in battle · Authority Baozhen (抱真)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 145

Attested activity

AD 780 to AD 783 建中中
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 145

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Rebelled against
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 138, passage 145

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 145

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 138Volume 138 Biographies 63: · 1 passage

建中中，田悅反，圍邢及臨洺，詔抱真與河東馬燧合神策兵救之，敗悅於雙岡，斬其將楊朝光，又破之臨洺，遂解臨洺、邢之圍。 During the Jianzhong era Tian Yue rebelled and besieged Xing and Linming. Baozhen joined Ma Sui of Hedong and the Shence army in relief, defeated Yue at Shuanggang, beheaded his general Yang Chaoguang, routed him again at Linming, and lifted both sieges.