Five Dynasties · Military Officer

Yang Chengzuo 楊承祚

Attested AD 944

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yang Chengzuo was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 944 開運元年閏月庚午
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passages 84-85

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Yang Chengxin (楊承信)
brother 子 · Full siblings
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passage 85
Child of Yang Guangyuan (楊光遠)
son 子
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passage 85

Career and standing

General of the Right Valiant Cavalry Guard 右驍騎衛將軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passages 84-85

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Jin 後晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passages 84-85

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 83Volume 83 Book of Later Jin 9: Emperor Shao 3 · 1 passage

閏月庚午，以楊承信為右羽林將軍，承祚為右驍騎衛將軍。 In the intercalary month, on gengwu, Yang Chengxin was appointed General of the Right Forest of Feathers Army and Chengzuo General of the Right Valiant Cavalry Guard.