Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Prince and General

Yang Hong 楊弘

Attested AD 581 - AD 610

Passages
15
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Yang Hong as an administrator, general, and royal family member. This record brings together 15 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Yang Hong 楊弘 Yang Hong
Courtesy Bie'e 辟惡 Pi'e
Given Hong Hong
Personal name Hong Hong
Title Prince of Hejian 河間王
Title Prince of Hejian 河間王 Hejian Wang
Title Prince of Hejian Hong 河間王弘
Title Prince of Xun 郇王
Surname Yang Yang

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Administrator
  • General
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 北伐 · Western Interval: Start: AD 583 · End: AD 585
    Explicit · suishu:044:s0082
  • Source Date: Text: 大業六年 · Western Year: AD 610
    Explicit · suishu:043:s0030
  • Source Date: Text: 開皇中突厥邊患 · Western Interval: Start: AD 581 · End: AD 600
    Explicit event contextual date · suishu:043:s0019
  • Source Date: Text: 高祖受禪 · Western Year: AD 581
    Explicit event contextual date · suishu:043:s0015

Family

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  • Child of Yang Aijing (楊愛敬)
    Kinship Term: grandfather / 祖 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: grandson · Object Role: grandfather · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal
  • Child of Yang Yuansun (楊元孫)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Spouse of Grand Consort Yuan (元太妃)
    Kinship Term: principal wife / 嫡母 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife
  • Parent of Yang Qing (楊慶)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father

Career and standing

  • Label: Director-General of Ning Province / 甯州總管 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · suishu:043:s0020
  • Label: First Rank Pillar of State / 上柱國 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · suishu:043:s0020
  • Label: General-in-Chief of the Right Guard / 右衛大將軍 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · suishu:043:s0017
  • Label: Governor of Pu Prefecture / 蒲州刺史 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · suishu:043:s0023
  • Label: Grand General / 大將軍 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · suishu:043:s0015
  • Label: Grand Mentor to the Heir Apparent / 太子太保 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · suishu:043:s0028
  • Label: Pillar of State / 柱國 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · suishu:043:s0018
  • Title: Prince of Xun / 郇王 · Action: posthumous
    Explicit · suishu:043:s0030
  • Title: Prince of Hejian / 河間王 · Action: granted
    Explicit · suishu:043:s0017

Places and affiliations

Works and attributed material

  • Kind: petition · Role: author · Topic: exile of bandits
    Explicit · suishu:043:s0025

Events and relationships

Assessments and attributes

References in the histories

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Book of Sui, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 8: He Jian Wanghong, Yang Chugang, Yang Zichong, Guang De, Wang Xiong · 14 passages
Book of Sui, Chapter 44Volume 44 Biographies 9: Teng Mu Wangzan, Daodao Wangjing, Caiwang Zhiji · 1 passage