Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Marquis and General

Chen Fangqing 陳方慶

First attested AD 560; died AD 589

Passages: 14
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Chen Fangqing was a Marquis and General.

Life and dates

Death

AD 589 禎明三年
Beheaded · At Guangzhou 廣州 · Authority Dai Zhilie (戴智烈)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passage 139

Attested activity

AD 586 四年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 14, passage 135
AD 560 to AD 566 天嘉中
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passage 126
AD 577 太建九年
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passage 128
AD 589 禎明三年
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passages 136, 139
AD 584 至德二年
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passage 130

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Chen Tanlang (陳曇朗)
son 子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passage 83
Sibling of Chen Fangtai (陳方泰)
sons 子 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passage 83

Career and standing

Inspector of Dingzhou 定州刺史
AD 577 太建九年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passage 128
Inspector of Guangzhou 廣州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passage 132
Marquis of Linru 臨汝縣侯
AD 560 to AD 566 天嘉中 · Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passage 126

Events and relationships

Attacked and killed Ma Jing
Military · Commander · With Ma Jing (馬靖)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passages 132-133
Defeated and executed
AD 589 禎明三年 · Military · Resister · With Dai Zhilie (戴智烈)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passages 138-139

Assessments and attributes

Assessment upright cautious popular · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passage 134

Source notes

妻子 were captured after his defeat; exact count unstated
Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passages 139, 146

References in the histories

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History

14 passages

Book of Chen, Chapter 14Volume 14: Chen Chang; Chen Tanlang · 14 passages

衡陽獻王昌南康愍王曇朗子方泰方慶 Prince Xian of Hengyang Chen Chang; Prince Min of Nankang Chen Tanlang; sons Fangtai and Fangqing

初，曇朗未質於齊，生子方泰、方慶。 Before Tanlang went to Qi as a hostage, he had sons Fangtai and Fangqing.

子方慶 Son Fangqing

方慶少清警，涉獵書傳。 Fangqing as a youth was sharp and well read.

至是以方慶為仁威將軍、廣州刺史，以兵襲靖。 Fangqing was then made general of benevolent might and inspector of Guangzhou and sent to attack Ma Jing with an army.

靖誅，進號宣毅將軍。 After Jing was killed, Fangqing was promoted to general who proclaims resolution.

方慶性清謹，甚得民和。 Fangqing was upright and cautious and governed with popular support.

禎明三年，隋師濟江，東衡州刺史王勇遣高州刺史戴智烈將五百騎迎方慶，[8]欲令承制總督征討諸軍事。 In Zhenming year three, as Sui crossed the Yangzi, Eastern Hengzhou inspector Wang Yong sent Gaozhou inspector Dai Zhilie with five hundred horsemen to fetch Fangqing, [8] planning to put him at the head of all southern armies.

方慶聞之，恐勇賣己，乃不從，率兵以拒智烈。 Fangqing feared Yong meant to betray him, refused, and marched against Zhilie.

智烈與戰，敗之，斬方慶於廣州，虜其妻子。 Zhilie defeated him, killed Fangqing at Guangzhou, and took his family prisoner.

方慶之襲馬靖也，朝廷以勇為超武將軍、東衡州刺史，領始興內史，以為方慶聲勢。 When Fangqing moved against Ma Jing, the court made Yong super martial general, inspector of Eastern Hengzhou, and interior magistrate of Shixing to strengthen Fangqing's position.

又遣使迎方慶，欲假以為名，而自執兵要。 He also sent for Fangqing, hoping to use his royal name while keeping command himself.

及方慶敗績，虜其妻子，收其貲產，分賞將帥。 After Fangqing's defeat Yong seized his family and goods and shared the loot among his generals.

及王勇之殺方慶，萬頃乃率州兵拒勇，遣使由間道降于隋軍。 After Yong killed Fangqing, Wanqing marched against him and sent envoys by a hidden route to surrender to Sui.