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Huo Yanwei
Huo Yanwei () (872-928'' History of the Five Dynasties'', vol. 64.), known as Li Shaozhen () from 924 to 926, courtesy name Zizhong (), formally Duke Zhongwu of Jin (), was a general of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period states Later Liang and Later Tang. Background Huo Yanwei was born in 872, during the reign of Emperor Yizong of Tang. He was from Quzhou (曲周, in modern Handan, Hebei), but his birth name is lost to history. When he was 13 (i.e., in 885), he was either captured by or taken in by Huo Cun (), then a general under the major warlord Zhu Quanzhong the military governor (''Jiedushi'') of Xuanwu Circuit (宣武, headquartered in modern Kaifeng, Henan), and who was also from Quzhou. He became a soldier under Huo Cun, and Huo Cun, favoring him for his good disposition and good looks, adopted him as a son. Even before Huo Yanwei had his ''guan li'' (coming of age ceremony at or before age 19), he became known to Zhu Quanzhong, and Zhu Quanzhong made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old History Of The Five Dynasties
The ''Old History of the Five Dynasties'' (''Jiù Wǔdài Shǐ'') was an official history mainly focus on Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Five Dynasties era (907–960), which controlled much of northern China proper, China. And it also includes some history of other south states during the era. It was compiled by the Song dynasty official-scholar Xue Juzheng in the first two decades of the Song dynasty, which was founded in 960. It is one of the Twenty-Four Histories recognized through Chinese history. The book comprises 150 chapters, and was in effect divided into 7 books, they are: ''Book of Liang'' (24 volume), ''Book of Tang'' (50 volume), ''Book of Jin'' (24 volume), ''Book of Han'' (11 volume), ''Book of Zhou'' (22 volume), ''Biography, Liezhuan'' (7 volume) and ''Zhi'' (12 volume), respectively''.'' After the ''New History of the Five Dynasties'' by Ouyang Xiu was published, it was no longer popular. In the 12th century it was removed from the Imperial Library and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |