Five Dynasties · General

Yao Yuanfu 藥元福

Attested AD 945

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yao Yuanfu was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 945 開運二年三月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passages 196, 211, 213

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Jin 後晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passages 196, 211, 213

Events and relationships

Led sortie through abatis
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passage 213

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 83Volume 83 Book of Later Jin 9: Emperor Shao 3 · 3 passages

〈（《宋史·藥元福傳》：晉師列方陣，設拒馬為行寨，契丹以奇兵出陣後，斷糧道。）〉 (From the 《Song History · Biography of Yao Yuanfu》: The Jin army drew up in square formation and erected caltrop palisades for a marching encampment; the Khitan sent flanking troops around behind the formation and severed the grain road.)〉

又，《藥元福傳》：守貞與元福謀曰：「軍中饑渴已甚，若候風反出戰，吾屬為虜矣。 Also, from the 《Song History》 · Biography of Yao Yuanfu: Shouzhen and Yuanfu conferred: "The troops are starving and parched; if we wait for the wind to shift before fighting, we are finished.

元福乃率麾下開拒馬出戰，諸將繼至，契丹大敗。）〉 Yuanfu led his men out through the abatis; the other generals joined in, and the Khitan were routed.)〉