Five Dynasties · Military Officer

Fang Tai 方太

Fāng Tài

Attested AD 937 - AD 946

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Fang Tai was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 937 時騎將白奉進屯於滑州
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 95, passage 127
AD 946 開運三年十二月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 85, passages 34, 37

Key source chapters

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 85 Volume 85 Book of Later Jin 11: Emperor Shao 4 2 passages
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 95 Volume 95 Book of Later Jin 21: Biographies 10: Huang Fuyu, Wang Qing, Liang Hanzhang, Bai Fengjin, Lu Shunmi, Zhou Huan, Shen Yun, Wu Luan, Di Zhang, Cheng Fuyun, Guo Lin 1 passage

Career and standing

subordinate general 裨將
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 95, passage 127

Events and relationships

Escorted to capital
AD 937 時騎將白奉進屯於滑州 · Military · Escort · With Fu Yanrao (符彥饒)
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 95, passage 127
Relation Subordinate of · Person Lu Shunmi (盧順密)
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 95, passage 127

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 95, passage 127

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 85Volume 85 Book of Later Jin 11: Emperor Shao 4 · 2 passages

詔宋州高行周充北面行營都部署，符彥卿充副，邢州方太充都虞候，領後軍駐於河上，以備敵騎之奔沖也。 Gao Xingzhou of Songzhou was made overall commander of the northern field army, Fu Yanqing his deputy, and Fang Tai of Xingzhou chief adjutant; they were to hold the rear army on the river against a Khitan cavalry rush.

己巳，邢州方太奏，此月六日，契丹與王師戰於中渡，王師不利，奉國都指揮使王清戰死。 On jisi Fang Tai of Xingzhou reported that on the sixth of this month the Khitans fought the imperial army at Zhongdu; the imperial forces were beaten and Wang Qing, commander of the Fengguo army, was killed.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 95Volume 95 Book of Later Jin 21: Biographies 10: Huang Fuyu, Wang Qing, Liang Hanzhang, Bai Fengjin, Lu Shunmi, Zhou Huan, Shen Yun, Wu Luan, Di Zhang, Cheng Fuyun, Guo Lin · 1 passage

乃引軍北攻牙城，執彥饒於樓上，使裨將方太押送赴闕，滑城遂定。 He then led the army north to attack the headquarters, seized Yanrao on the tower, and had the subordinate general Fang Tai escort him to the capital; Hua City was then settled.