Five Dynasties · General and Aristocrat

Yang Guangyuan 楊光遠

Attested AD 943

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yang Guangyuan was a general and Aristocrat.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 943 天福八年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 81, passage 176

Career and standing

Qing MG 青州節度使
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 81, passage 176
King of Dongping 東平王
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 81, passage 176
King of Shou 壽王
Promoted
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 81, passage 176

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 81Volume 81 Book of Later Jin 7: Emperor Shao 1 · 1 passage

癸未，青州節度使、東平王楊光遠進封壽王，北京留守劉知遠、恒州節度使杜威並加兼中書令。 On guiwei, Yang Guangyuan, military governor of Qing Prefecture and King of Dongping, was promoted to King of Shou; Liu Zhiyuan, regent of the Northern Capital, and Du Wei, military governor of Heng Prefecture, were both additionally made concurrent Grand Councilor.