Yang Shihou (楊師厚)

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Yang Shihou was a general.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

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AD 912 context
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 105

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 125Volume 125 Book of Later Zhou 27: Biographies 5: Lie Chuanwu, Zhao Hui, Wang Shou'en, Kong Zhijun, Wang Jihong, Feng Hui, Gao Yunquan, Zhe Congruan, Wang Rao, Sun Fangjian · 1 passage

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始為效節軍士，拳勇騎射，行伍憚之，初事楊師厚為隊長。 He began as a soldier in the Loyalty army, was fierce in hand-to-hand fighting and skilled in horsemanship and archery, and was feared in the ranks. He first served Yang Shihou as a squad leader.