Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Yao Guang 姚洸

Attested AD 416

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yao Guang was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 416 尋而晉太尉劉裕總大軍伐泓
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 119, passages 99, 101, 106-107, 116

Career and standing

General Who Conquers the South 征南
Held
Directly stated · Book of Jin 119, passage 99

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Qin 後秦 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Jin 119, passage 99
At Luoyang 洛陽 · Relation Garrisoned
Directly stated · Book of Jin 119, passage 99

Events and relationships

Ordered a sortie
Military · Commander · With Zhao Xuan (趙玄)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 119, passage 107
Requested rescue
Military · Commander · At Luoyang 洛陽
Directly stated · Book of Jin 119, passage 99
Surrendered
Military · Surrendering commander · With Tan Daoji (檀道濟) · At Luoyang 洛陽
Directly stated · Book of Jin 119, passage 116

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 119Volume 119 Records 19: Yao Hong · 6 passages

王師至成皋，征南姚洸時鎮洛陽，馳使請救。 When Jin reached Chenggao, Yao Guang in Luoyang begged for reinforcements.

洸部將趙玄說洸曰：「今寇逼已深，百姓駭懼，眾寡勢殊，難以應敵。 Zhao Xuan warned Yao Guang: "The enemy is on top of us, the people panic, and we are outnumbered.

時洸司馬姚禹潛通於道濟，主簿閻恢、楊虔等皆禹之党，嫉玄忠誠，咸共毀之，固勸洸出戰。 Yao Guang's Major Yao Yu was in secret communication with Tan Daoji; Chief Clerk Yan Hui, Yang Qian, and others were all Yu's faction, jealous of Zhao Xuan's loyalty; they slandered him together and firmly urged Guang to go out to battle.

洸從之，乃遣玄率精兵千餘南守柏穀塢，廣武石無諱東戍鞏城，以距王師。 Yao Guang listened: he sent Zhao Xuan to Bai Valley and Shi Wuhui to Gong to block Jin.

玄泣謂洸曰：「玄受三帝重恩，所守正死耳。 Zhao Xuan wept: "Three emperors favored me—I mean to die loyally here.

道濟進至洛陽、洸懼，遂降。 Tan Daoji reached Luoyang; Yao Guang surrendered in panic.