Five Dynasties · Beizhou Defender

Zhang Yuande 張源德

Died AD 916

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang Yuande was a Beizhou Defender.

Life and dates

Death

AD 916 貞明二年貝州圍中
Slain after refusing surrender
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passages 234, 241

Attested activity

AD 916 AD 915-916
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 234

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Liang 後梁 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 234

Events and relationships

Held beizhou
AD 915 to AD 916 貞明元年至二年 · Military · Defender
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passages 237, 239, 241

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 8Volume 8 Book of Later Liang 8: Later Emperors Annals 1 · 5 passages

〈（《歐陽史》本紀：二年九月，晉人克貝州，守將張源德死之。 (《New History of the Five Dynasties: Basic Annals》: In the ninth month of year two Jin took Beizhou; defender Zhang Yuande died.

又，《死事傳》略云：太祖時，源德自金吾衛將軍為蔡州刺史。《Biographies of Those Who Died for the State》 adds: Under Taizu, Yuande went from Golden Crow guard to Caizhou prefect.

魏軍叛降晉，源德為鄩守貝州。 Weibo mutinied to Jin; Yuande held Beizhou for Yan.

乃先襲破德州，然後以兵五千攻源德，源德堅守不下，晉軍塹而圍之。 He smashed Dezhou first, then besieged Yuande with five thousand; Yuande held.

源德守既堅，而貝人聞晉已盡有河北，城中食且盡，乃勸源德出降，源德不從，遂見殺。）〉 Yuande held on until Bei's grain was gone and the people knew Jin owned Hebei; they begged him to yield; he refused and was slain.)〉