Yang Guangyuan (楊光遠)

Overview

Yang Guangyuan was a general.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 936 to AD 937 晉天福初
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 3

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 106Volume 106 Book of Later Jin 8: Biographies 3: Wang Zhou, Liu Shenjiao, Wu Hanqiu, Zhang Guan, Li Yin, Liu Zaiming, Ma Wan, Li Yancong, Guo Jin, Huang Fuli, Bai Zairong, Zhang Peng · 3 passages

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晉天福初，範延光叛於魏州，周從楊光遠攻降之，安重榮以鎮州叛，從杜重威討平之，以功授貝州節度使。 Early in the Jin Tianfu reign, Fan Yanguang rebelled in Weizhou and Zhou joined Yang Guangyuan in the campaign that brought him down. When An Chongrong rose in Zhenzhou, Zhou followed Du Chongwei to crush that revolt and, for these services, was made military commissioner of Beizhou.

晉高祖踐阼，範延光以魏州叛，命楊光遠以總兵討之，復召審交為供饋使。 When Jin Gaozu took the throne, Fan Yanguang rebelled in Weizhou. Yang Guangyuan was placed in overall command of the punitive force, and Shenjiao was called back as supply commissioner.

青州楊光遠平，降平盧軍為防禦州，復用審交為防禦使，累官至檢校太傅。 After Yang Guangyuan of Qingzhou was subdued, Pinglu was reduced to a defense command and Shenjiao was sent back as its commissioner. He eventually rose to honorary Grand Tutor.