Yang Guangyuan (楊光遠)

Overview

Yang Guangyuan was a general and Rebel.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 936 副招討使楊光遠勸敬達降晉
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 118

Events and relationships

Seized prefects
Military · Rebel · With Di Jinzong (翟進宗)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 128

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 33Volume 33 Biographies of Martyrs to Service 13: Zhang Yuande, Xia Luqi, Yao Hong, Wang Sitong, Zhang Jingda, Di Jinzong, Shen Bin, Wang Qing, Shi Yanchao, Sun Cheng · 4 passages

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副招討使楊光遠勸敬達降晉，敬達自以不忍背唐，而救兵且至，光遠促之不已，敬達曰：「諸公何相迫邪！ Deputy commissioner Yang Guangyuan urged surrender to Jin; Jingda could not betray Tang and believed relief was near; Guangyuan pressed him; Jingda said, “Why do you hound me so!

光遠即斬敬達降。 Guangyuan beheaded Jingda and surrendered.

楊光遠反，以騎兵數百脅取二刺史至青州，萬迪聽命，而進宗獨不屈，光遠遂殺進宗。 When Yang Guangyuan rebelled he seized both prefects with cavalry; Wandi submitted, Jinzong alone refused; Guangyuan killed Jinzong.

及光遠平，曲赦青州，雖光遠子孫皆見慰釋，而獨不赦萬迪，暴其罪而斬之。 When Guangyuan fell, Qingzhou was amnestied—even his kin were freed—yet Wandi alone was denied pardon, his crimes proclaimed, and he was beheaded.