Lan Qin 蘭欽

Other names

Family

• Child of Lan Ziyun (蘭子雲)
  father 父
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 152
• Parent of Lan Xiali (蘭夏禮)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 172
• Parent of Lan Jing (蘭京)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 3, passage 142

Career and standing

• Liang general 梁將
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 3, passage 142
• Attendant Cavalier at Large 散騎常侍
  AD 527 to AD 548 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Added
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 165
• Colonel Who Pacifies the West 平西校尉
  AD 527 to AD 548 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 158
• Commander of Southern Liang, Southern Qin, Northern Qin, and Sha provinces 督南梁南北秦沙四州諸軍事
  AD 527 to AD 548 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 158
• Commander of the three commandery armies of Heng province 都督衡州三郡兵
  AD 527 to AD 548 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 153
• General of Bright Valor 光烈將軍
  AD 527 to AD 548 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 158

Places and affiliations

• Liang 梁
  Relation Served
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passages 152, 177
• At Zhongchangwei 中昌魏 · Relation Native of
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 151

Events and relationships

• Accompanied his father on a northern campaign
  Military · Combatant · With Lan Ziyun (蘭子雲)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 177
• Attacked and captured Wei's Xiao city
  AD 527 大通元年 · Military · Commander
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 178
• Defeated Jiao Zhong and Liu Shu's army at Nishan
  AD 527 大通元年 · Military · Commander · Opponents Jiao Zhong (郊仲), Liu Shu (劉屬)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 179
• Relieved Nanzheng, routed Dong Shao and Zhang Xian, and pursued them into Xie Valley
  AD 527 to AD 548 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Military · Commander · Opponents Dong Shao (董紹), Zhang Xian (張獻)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 163
• Relieved Yuan Qinghe, defeated Yan Rong, and pacified the Changle hill country
  AD 527 to AD 548 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Military · Commander · With Yan Rong (嚴容)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 156
• Suppressed rebellious tribes in Guiyang, Yangshan, and Shixing on arrival
  AD 527 to AD 548 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Military · Commander
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 153

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment governed Heng province benevolently; officials and people won permission for a stele praising him · Mode historian-narrative
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 168
• Assessment possessed true generalship and was compared with Lian Po, Li Mu, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing · Comparison Person Ids Lian Po (廉頗), Li Mu (李牧), Wei Qing (韋), Huo Qubing (霍) · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 173
• Assessment resolute from childhood and exceptionally agile · Mode historian-narrative
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 176
• AD 527 大通元年
  Item horses 馬 · Relation Captured · Quantity more than 1,000
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 180