Sui and Tang · General and Official

Han Hong 韓洪

Attested AD 589 - AD 601

Passages: 16
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Han Hong was a general and Official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Shuming	叔明	Shuming

Life and dates

Death

Illness · Age Context Age: 63
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 122

Age

63
Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 122

Attested activity

AD 601 仁壽元年
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 110
AD 589 開皇九年
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 101

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Han Xiong (韓雄)
father 父
Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 52, passages 4, 95
Child of Mother of Han Qinhu (韓擒虎母)
mother 母
Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 52, passages 75, 95
Sibling of Han Qinhu (韓擒虎)
youngest brother 季弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passages 2, 95

Career and standing

Campaign Commander 行軍總管
AD 589 開皇九年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 101
acting Area Commander of Shuozhou 檢校朔州總管事
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 108
Administrator of Longxi 隴西太守
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 118
Area Commander of Daizhou 代州總管
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 109
General of Valiant Cavalry 驃騎將軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 100
Grand Commander 大都督
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 97

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Inspector of Jiangzhou 蔣州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 106
Opening the Mansion 上開府
Granted
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 98
Pillar of State 柱國
Granted
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 106
Senior Gentleman of the Palace Guard 侍伯上士
Held
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 97
Grand Master of Golden Seal and Purple Ribbon 金紫光祿大夫
Promoted
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 120
Inspector of Lianzhou 廉州刺史
Transferred
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 107
duke 公
AD 581 高祖受禪 · Advanced
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 99
Marquis of Gantang county 甘棠縣侯
Enfeoffed · Fief Households: 800
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 98
Demoted
Stripped to commoner
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 115

Places and affiliations

Northern Zhou 周
Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 97

Learning and skills

Skill archery 射 · Level expert
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 96

Events and relationships

Defeated Yuchi at Xiangzhou
AD 580 高祖為丞相 · Military · Officer · With Yuchi Jiong (尉遲迥)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 52, passage 98
Fought Datou at Hengan
AD 601 仁壽元年 · Military · Commander · With Tardu Khan (達頭可汗) · At Heng'an 恆安
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passages 110-111, 114
Shot fierce beast
AD 589 開皇九年 · Hunt · Archer
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 52, passages 102-103
Suppressed Wang Wanchang
Military · Commander · With Wang Wanchang (王萬昌)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 119
Suppressed Wang Zhongtong
Military · Commander · With Wang Zhongtong (王仲通)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 52, passage 121

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History

16 passages

Book of Sui, Chapter 52Volume 52 Biographies 17: Han Qinhu, He Ruobi · 16 passages

○韓擒虎弟僧壽洪 ○ Han Qinhu; his brothers Sengshou and Hong.

洪字叔明，擒虎季弟也。 Hong, whose courtesy name was Shuming, was Qinhu's youngest brother.

高祖為丞相，從韋孝寬破尉迥於相州，加上開府，甘棠縣侯，邑八百戶。 While Yang Jian was still Chancellor, Hong followed Wei Xiaokuan in the defeat of Yu Chi at Xiangzhou, was granted the additional title of Opening the Mansion, and was enfeoffed as Marquis of Gantang county with eight hundred households.

高祖受禪，進爵為公。 When Yang Jian took the throne, Hong was promoted to duke.

洪馳馬射之，應弦而倒。 Hong spurred his horse forward, loosed an arrow, and the beast dropped at the bow's report.

時突厥屢為邊患，朝廷以洪驍勇，檢校朔州總管事。 The Turks were raiding the frontier with growing frequency, and the court, trusting in Hong's martial prowess, put him in charge of Shuozhou as acting area commander.

仁壽元年，突厥達頭可汗犯塞，洪率蔚州刺史劉隆、大將軍李藥王拒之。 In the first year of Renshou, the Turk khan Datou broke through the border. Hong marched out with Liu Long, Inspector of Weizhou, and the great general Li Yaowang to meet him.

遇虜于恆安，眾寡不敵，洪四面搏戰，身被重創，將士沮氣。 At Heng'an they met the enemy badly outnumbered. Hong fought on every side, took grave wounds, and his troops' spirits sank.

洪偽與虜和，圍少解。 Hong pretended to negotiate peace, and the ring of besiegers slackened slightly.

洪率所領潰圍而出，死者大半，殺虜亦倍。 Hong led his men in a desperate breakout. More than half his force was lost, but they killed twice as many of the enemy.

洪及藥王除名為民，隆竟坐死。 Hong and Li Yaowang were stripped of rank and reduced to commoners; Liu Long was eventually sentenced to death.

侍臣曰：「往者韓洪與虜戰處也。」 An attendant replied, "This is the ground where Han Hong once fought the Turks."

帝憫然傷之，收葬骸骨，命五郡沙門為設佛供，拜洪隴西太守。 Moved to pity, the emperor had the bones gathered and buried, ordered monks from five commanderies to perform Buddhist rites, and appointed Hong Administrator of Longxi.

未幾，硃崖民王萬昌作亂，詔洪擊平之。 Before long Wang Wanchang of Zhuyai raised a rebellion, and Hong was ordered to crush it.

俄而萬昌弟仲通複叛，又詔洪討平之。 Soon Wanchang's brother Zhongtong rebelled as well, and Hong was again sent to put him down.

廣陵、甘棠，鹹有武藝，驍雄膽略，並為當時所推，赳赳干城，難兄難弟矣。 The dukes of Guangling and Gantang were both skilled in arms; in boldness and resource they were admired alike—fierce bulwarks of the state, brothers each the equal of the other.