Overview
Yue Yang was a general.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 408 to BC 406 魏文侯令樂羊將而攻中山，三年而拔之Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 72
Places and affiliations
- Polity Wei 魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 72
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Marquis Wen of Wei (魏文侯) · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Gan Mao (甘茂)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 74
Events and relationships
- Captured after three yearsBC 408 to BC 406 魏文侯令樂羊將而攻中山，三年而拔之 · Military · Commander · At Zhongshan 中山 · With Marquis Wen of Wei (魏文侯) · Mode quotation Speaker Gan Mao (甘茂)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 72
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment ascribed the victory to his lord's strength, not his own merit · Mode quotation Speaker Yue Yang (樂羊)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 74
References in the histories
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