Moduolou Jingxian (莫多婁敬顯)

Overview

Moduolou Jingxian was a Sent by the emperor to suppress Sihao’s rebellion.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 577 正月五日
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 47
AD 577 武平七年十二月／德昌元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 11, passages 166, 177, 184
AD 574 武平五年
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 124
AD 577 立安德王
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 40, passage 114

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Prince of Qichang 齊昌王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 166
strong arm 爪牙
AD 577 武平七年十二月／德昌元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 166

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Qi 北齊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 166

Events and relationships

Flank attack at gate
AD 577 武平七年十二月／德昌元年 · Military · Commander · With Yanzong (延宗)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 184
Held south wall
AD 577 武平七年十二月／德昌元年 · Military · Defender · At Jinyang south wall 城南
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 177
Sent by the emperor racing to Jinyang to suppress Sihao’s rebellion
Military · Commander · With Gao Sihao (高思好)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 124
To lead troops from Pleasure Garden
AD 577 正月五日 · Political · Conspirator · At Pleasure Garden 遊豫園
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 47

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 11Volume 11 Biographies 3: Six Princes of Wenxiang · 4 passages

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與呼延族、莫多婁敬顯、尉相願同謀，期正月五日，孝珩於千秋門斬高阿那肱，相願在內以禁兵應之，族與敬顯自遊豫園勒兵出。 He joined with Huyan Zu, Moduolou Jingxian, and Wei Xiangyuan in a common plot, fixing the fifth day of the first month: Xiaoheng was to behead Gao Anaogong at the Gate of a Thousand Autumns; Xiangyuan inside would respond with the forbidden guard; Zu and Jingxian would lead troops out from the Pleasure Garden.

以晉昌王唐邕為宰輔，齊昌王莫多婁敬顯、沭陽王和阿于子、右纫大將軍段暢、武纫將軍相里僧伽、開府韓骨胡、侯莫陳洛州為爪牙。 He made Prince Tang Yong of Jinchang chief minister; Prince Moduolou Jingxian of Qichang; Prince Ah-Yuzi of Shuyang; Right Guard General Duan Chang; Martial Guard General Xiangli Sengqie; Opening-Office General Han Guhu; and Houmochen Luozhou his strong arms.

延宗命莫多婁敬顯、韓骨胡拒城南，和阿于子、段暢拒城東。 Yanzong ordered Moduolou Jingxian and Han Guhu to hold the south wall, and Ah-Yuzi and Duan Chang the east.

延宗與敬顯自門入，夾擊之，周軍大亂，爭門相填壓，齊人從後斫刺，死者二千餘人。 Yanzong and Jingxian entered from the gate and struck from both sides; the Zhou army fell into chaos, men crowding the gate and crushing one another; Qi troops hacked and stabbed from behind — more than two thousand dead.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 14Volume 14 Biographies 6: Guangping Gongcheng; Yangzhou Gong Yongle; Di Zhangbi; Prince of Xiangle, Xiang Guo; Prince of Shangluo, Si Zong; Zi Yuanhai; Di Sihao; Prince of Pingqin, Guiyan; Prince Pu of Wuxing; Changle, Governor of Lingshan; Sizi Fuhu · 1 passage

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帝聞變，使唐邕、莫多婁敬顯、劉桃枝、中領軍厙狄士文馳之晉陽，帝勒兵續進。 Learning of the revolt, the emperor sent Tang Yong, Moduolou Jingxian, Liu Taozhi, and central army commander Kudi Shiwen racing to Jinyang, while he himself led troops in pursuit.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 40Volume 40 Biographies 32: Yu Jin (Northern Qi); Feng Zicong; Helian Ziyue; Tang Yong; Bai Jian · 1 passage

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邕懼那肱譖之，恨斛律孝卿輕己，遂留晉陽，與莫多婁敬顯等崇樹安德王為帝。 Tang Yong feared Anaigong would slander him again and resented Hulü Xiaoqing's slight; he stayed at Jinyang and, with Moduolou Jingxian and others, elevated the Prince of Ande as emperor.