Sui and Tang · General and Musician

Hou Guichang 侯貴昌

Attested AD 627 - AD 649

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Hou Guichang was a general and Musician.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 627 to AD 649 貞觀中
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 22, passage 131

Career and standing

General 將軍
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 22, passage 131

Places and affiliations

At Bingzhou 并州
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 22, passage 131

Events and relationships

Attached to grand music
Institutional · Transmitter
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 22, passage 131

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 22Volume 22 Treatises 12: Rites and Music 12 · 1 passage

貞觀中，將軍侯貴昌，并州人，世傳《北歌》，詔隸太樂，然譯者不能通，歲久不可辨矣。 Zhenguan general Hou Guichang of Bingzhou, hereditary keeper of Northern Song, entered Grand Music by edict, but translators could not parse it and the text faded beyond recognition.