Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Duke of Xi; official

Liang Shiyan 梁士彥

Attested AD 573 - AD 580

Passages: 4
Chapters: 4
Histories: 3

Overview

Liang Shiyan was a Duke of Xi; official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 578 to AD 580 其年…攻拔壽陽
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 56, passage 181
AD 580 大象二年十二月丁巳
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 8, passages 92, 98
AD 573 太建五年
Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 94
AD 580 尉遲迥之亂
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 53, passage 20

Key source chapters

Career and standing

superior pillar-of-state 上柱國
AD 580 大象二年十二月丁巳 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 8, passages 92, 98

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Zhou
Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 53, passage 20
Polity Sui
Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 53, passage 20

Events and relationships

Led forces against Yuchi Jiong with Shi Wansui.
Campaign
Directly stated · Book of Sui 53, passage 20

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 16Volume 16: Zhao Zhili; Cai Jingli; Liu Shizhi; Xie Qi · 1 passage

太建五年，都督吳明徹北伐，所向克捷，與周將梁士彥戰於呂梁，大破之，斬獲萬計，方欲進圖彭城。 In Taijian year 5 (573) Commander Wu Mingche marched north and won wherever he went; he fought the Zhou general Liang Shiyan at Luliang, shattered him, and beheaded and captured tens of thousands; he was about to advance on Pengcheng.

Book of Sui, Chapter 53Volume 53 Biographies 18: Daxi Zhangru, Helou Zigan, Shi Wansui, Liu Fang · 1 passage

尉迥之亂也，萬歲從梁士彥擊之．軍次馮翊，見群雁飛來，萬歲謂士彥曰：「請射行中第三者．」既射之，應弦而落，三軍莫不悅服．及與迥軍相遇，每戰先登，鄴城之陣，官軍稍卻，萬歲謂左右曰：「事急矣，吾當破之．」於是馳馬奮擊，殺數十人，眾亦齊力，官軍乃振．及迥平，以功拜上大將軍． During Yuchi Jiong’s rebellion Wansui followed Liang Shiyan. The army halted at Fengyi when a flock of wild geese flew past. Wansui said to Shiyan, “Let me shoot the third bird in the line.” He loosed his arrow and it fell at the twang; the whole army marveled. Whenever they met Jiong’s forces he was first over the wall. Before Ye City the imperial troops began to falter. Wansui told his men, “This is urgent—I will break them.” He spurred his horse and struck, killing dozens; his men rallied with him and the army recovered its nerve. When Jiong was subdued, Wansui was made grand general of the first rank for his merit.

Book of Sui, Chapter 56Volume 56 Biographies 21: Lu Kai, Ling Huxi, Xue Zhou, Yu Wenbi, Zhang Heng, Yang Wang · 1 passage

其年，弼又率兵從梁士彥攻拔壽陽，尋改封安樂縣公，增邑六百戶，賜物六百段，加以口馬。 That year Bi again led troops with Liang Shiyan to capture Shouyang. Soon he was re-enfeoffed as duke of Anle county, with his fief increased by six hundred households and six hundred bolts of goods granted, with dependents and horses added.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 8Volume 8 Annals 8: Emperor Jing · 1 passage

普安公賀蘭暮、郕國公梁士彥、上大將軍新 Helan Mu, Duke of Pu'an; Liang Shiyan, Duke of Xi; Grand General Xin