Yang Zhi (羊祉) | 24 Histories

Overview

Yang Zhi was an official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Lingyou	靈祐	Lingyou
Posthumous name	Jing	景	Jing

Life and dates

Death

AD 515 to AD 528 後加平北將軍，未拜而卒
Died before assuming office
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 173

Attested activity

AD 500 景明初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 95, passage 162
AD 503 景明四年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 95, passage 163
AD 505 正始二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 95, passage 164
AD 515 to AD 528 靈太后議諡
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 95, passages 182, 196
AD 471 to AD 499 高祖特恕遠徙
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 95, passage 160
AD 515 高肇南征／世宗崩
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 95, passages 168-169, 171

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AD 500 to AD 520 魏
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 43, passage 110
AD 510 to AD 525 魏侍中／梁州立功
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passages 81, 83, 88
AD 386 to AD 534 魏氏
Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 95, passages 1, 5

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Descendant of Xiu (琇)
sixth-generation descendant 六世孫 · paternal line · 6 generations
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 156
Kin of Yang Lie (羊烈)
nephew 弟子 · paternal line · Through Yang Lingzhen (羊靈珍)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 43, passage 110
Parent of Yang Kan (羊侃)
father 父 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 81
Parent of Yang Yuan (羊元)
father 父 · paternal line
son 子 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 39, passages 81, 100
Parent of Yang Mo (羊默)
son 子 · paternal line
father 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 39, passages 81, 100
Parent of Yang Chen (羊忱)
son 子 · paternal line
father 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 39, passages 81, 100
Parent of Yang Ji (羊給)
son 子 · paternal line
father 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 39, passages 81, 100
Child of Guizhi (規之)
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 157
Child of Yang Gui (羊規)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line
son 子 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 39, passages 79, 81
Child of Mother of Yang Zhi (羊祉母)
mother 母
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 186
Parent of Yang Shen (羊深)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 43, passage 137
Sibling of Yang Lingzhen (羊靈珍)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 43, passages 110-111

Kinship Role sons · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 88

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Director of Palace Construction 將作都將
AD 500 景明初 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 162
Military Commissioner of Liangzhou 梁州軍司
AD 503 景明四年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 163
Governor of Yizhou 益州刺史
AD 505 正始二年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 164
provisional General of the Flying Dragon 假節龍驤將軍
AD 505 正始二年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 164
Grand Master for Splendid Happiness 光祿大夫
AD 515 高肇南征 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 168
provisional General Who Pacifies the South 假平南將軍
AD 515 高肇南征 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 168

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Chief Aide to the Support-the-State Army under the Minister of Works 司空令輔國長史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 159
General Who Pacifies the North 平北將軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 173
Governor of Qin and Liang provinces 秦梁二州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 165
General of the Left Army 左軍將軍
AD 500 景明初 · Concurrent
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 162
General Who Subdues the Barbarians 征虜將軍
Concurrent
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 165
Grand Master of Splendid Happiness with the Golden Ornament 金紫光祿大夫
Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 81
Palace Attendant 侍中
Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 81
Liang inspector 梁州刺史
Held
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 43, passage 110
Governor of Yanzhou 兗州刺史
Posthumously granted
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 174
Jing 景
AD 515 to AD 528 靈太后可其奏 · Posthumously granted · Mode named-source-report Witness Person Id Empress Dowager Ling (靈太后)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passages 177, 191, 196
General Who Pacifies the East 安東將軍
Posthumously granted
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 174
Viscount of Juping 鉅平子
Inherited
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 159
Entered
AD 471 to AD 499 高祖特恕遠徙 · Exile
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 160
impeached and dismissed for seizing people as slaves 坐掠人為奴婢，為御史中尉王顯所彈免
Impeachment dismissal · Dismissed · Authority Wang Xian (王顯)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 167
impeached by Director Yuan Zhao 為中尉元昭所劾
Impeachment · Impeached · Authority Yuan Zhao (元昭)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 172
specially pardoned and exiled to a distant region 特恕遠徙
Pardon · Pardoned · Authority Emperor Gaozu (高祖)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 160
pardoned when an amnesty was proclaimed 會赦免
Pardon · Pardoned
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 172
prosecuted for embezzling public funds and building a private residence 侵盜公資，私營居宅，有司案之抵死
Capital prosecution · Prosecuted
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 160

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passages 159, 162
Polity Northern Wei 魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 43, passage 110; Book of Liang 39, passage 81
Polity Wei 魏 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 95, passages 1, 5
At Juping in Taishan 太山鉅平
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 156
At Liangzhou 梁州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 83

Works and attributed material

imperial hand edict praising frontier governance 手詔
Edict · Addressee · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 186
How can a man long linger in a foreign land? You should go home and serve the Eastern Court. 人生安可久淹異域，汝等可歸奉東朝。
Speech · Speaker · Mode quoted
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 88

Events and relationships

advanced through Jian'ge Pass and returned in the Shu campaign 出劍閣而還
AD 505 正始二年 · Military · Commander · Advanced and returned · At Jian'ge Pass 劍閣
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 164
beheaded squad deputy Yang Mingda and displayed his head beside the road 斬隊副楊明達，梟首路側
AD 515 班師失路 · Military · Executioner · Beheaded · With Yang Mingda (楊明達)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 171
campaigned against rebellious Di 討叛氐
AD 503 景明四年 · Military · Commander · Campaigned against · At Liangzhou 梁州
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 163
Campaigned
Military · Commander · At Liangzhou 梁州 · With Yang Kan (羊侃)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 83
led the army by night and soldiers lost the way 夜中引軍，軍人迷而失路
AD 515 世宗崩班師 · Military · Commander · Led night march
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 170
led thirty thousand infantry and cavalry as vanguard toward Fu 持節領步騎三萬先驅趣涪
AD 515 高肇南征 · Military · Vanguard commander · Led · With Gao Zhao (高肇)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 168

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resigned frontier post because mother was elderly 以母老辭藩
Ritual · Subject · Resigned frontier post
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 186
later permitted to return 後還
Legal · Subject · Returned from exile
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 161
army withdrew after Emperor Shizong died before arrival 未至，世宗崩，班師
AD 515 世宗崩 · Military · Commander · Withdrew
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 169

Assessments and attributes

Assessment as general or governor showed no kindness; soldiers and civilians suffered under his severity · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 199
Assessment court regarded him as firm and decisive · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 197
Assessment coveted fame and profit; harsh legal constructions; people called him celestial dog · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 198
Assessment harsh and cruel; reports of virtue rare, reports of violence repeated · Mode named-source-report Speaker Hou Gang (侯剛)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 179
Assessment resolved to curb abuse of power and did not shrink from the mighty · Mode named-source-report Speaker Yuan Duan (元端)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 175
cruel, ruthless, and dishonest
Character
Directly stated · Book of Wei 95, passage 166