Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Qi Officer

Dongfang Lao 東方老

Dōngfāng Lǎo

First attested AD 550; died AD 556

Passages: 4
Chapters: 4
Histories: 3

Overview

Dongfang Lao was a Qi Officer.

Life and dates

Death

AD 556 太平元年六月乙卯
Executed
Directly stated · Book of Liang 6, passage 57

Attested activity

AD 555 to AD 557 Chen founding conflict
Directly stated · Book of Chen 13, passage 120
AD 550 大統十六年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 43, passage 160
AD 556 太平元年六月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 6, passage 57
AD 556 齊果背約
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 14, passage 71

Key source chapters

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 13Volume 13: Xu Shipu; Lu Xida; Zhou Fu; Xun Lang; Zhou Jiong · 1 passage

高祖入輔，齊遣蕭軌、東方老等來寇，據石頭城。 When the Founder entered to support the government, Qi sent Xiao Gui, Dongfang Lao, and others to raid the state and occupy Shitou city.

Book of Chen, Chapter 14Volume 14: Chen Chang; Chen Tanlang · 1 passage

齊果背約，復遣蕭軌等隨嗣徽渡江，高祖與戰，大破之，虜蕭軌、東方老等。 Qi broke the treaty and sent Xiao Gui and others with Siwei across the Yangzi; the Founder defeated them heavily and took Xiao Gui, Dongfang Lao, and others prisoner.

Book of Liang, Chapter 6Volume 6: Emperor Jing · 1 passage

乙卯，司空陳霸先授衆軍節度，與齊軍交戰，大破之，斬齊北兗州刺史杜方慶及徐嗣徽、弟嗣宗，生擒徐嗣產、蕭軌、東方老、王敬寶、李希光、裴英起、劉歸義等，皆誅之。 On yimao Minister of Works Chen Baxian took command of the armies, met the Qi force, and won a great victory; he beheaded Qi's North Yanzhou inspector Du Fangqing, Xu Sihui, and Sihui's brother Sizong; he captured Xu Sichan, Xiao Gui, Dongfang Lao, Wang Jingbao, Li Xiguang, Pei Yingqi, Liu Guiyi, and others alive and executed them all.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 35: Li Yansun; Wei You; Han Xiong; Chen Xin; Wei Xuan · 1 passage

與齊將東方老戰于石泉，破之，俘獲甚衆。 He defeated the Qi general Dongfang Lao at Shiquan and took a great number of prisoners.