Five Dynasties · Military Commissioner and Palace Front Deputy

Murong Yanzhao 慕容延釗

Mùróng Yánzhāo

Attested AD 956 - AD 963

Passages: 7
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

Murong Yanzhao was a Military Commissioner and Palace Front Deputy.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 956 乙未
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 48
AD 963 建隆四年
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 69, passage 103
AD 956 甲辰
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 81
AD 959 顯德六年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 22

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Palace Front deputy commander-in-chief 殿前副指揮使
AD 956 甲辰 · Appointed concurrent
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 81
Huainan military governor 淮南節度使
AD 956 甲辰 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 81
Chanzhou military commissioner 澶州節度使
AD 959 顯德六年七月 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 22
Palace Front chief inspector 殿前都虞候
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passages 48, 81

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Zhou 後周 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passages 48, 81

Works and attributed material

Reported victory
Memorial · Author
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 48

Events and relationships

Defeated enemy
AD 956 乙未 · Military · Commander · At East Dongjia Prefecture 東㳍州
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 48
Took Jingnan
Military · Commander
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 69, passages 113-114

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 48

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 118Volume 118 Book of Later Zhou 20: Shizong Annals 5 · 2 passages

乙未，殿前都虞候慕容延釗奏，大破賊軍於東㳍州。 On yiwei Palace Front chief inspector Murong Yanzhao reported a great victory over the enemy at East Dongjia Prefecture.

甲辰，以右龍武統軍趙贊為廬州節度使，以殿前都虞候慕容延釗為淮南節度使兼殿前副指揮使。 On jiachen Right Dragon Martial commander-in-chief Zhao Zan was appointed Luzhou military governor, and Palace Front chief inspector Murong Yanzhao was appointed Huainan military governor and concurrent Palace Front deputy commander-in-chief.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 120Volume 120 Book of Later Zhou 22: Emperor Gong Annals · 1 passage

以淮南節度使兼殿前副都點檢、檢校太保慕容延釗為澶州節度使、檢校太傅，依前殿前副都點檢，進封開國伯； Murong Yanzhao of Huainan, deputy director of the Palace Front, became Chanzhou commissioner with acting Grand Tutor, kept his front-director post, and was made Earl Who Opens the State;

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 69Volume 69: Hereditary House of Nanping · 4 passages

湖南周行逢卒，子保權立，其將張文表作亂，建隆四年，太祖命慕容延釗等討之。 When Zhou Xingfeng of Hunan died, his son Baoquan succeeded him, but his general Zhang Wenbiao rebelled. In the fourth year of Jianlong the Founding Emperor ordered Murong Yanzhao and others to suppress the revolt.

延釗假道荊南，約以兵過城外。 Yanzhao sought passage through Jingnan on the understanding that his army would march outside the city walls.

延釗軍至，繼沖出逆於郊，而前鋒遽入其城。 When Yanzhao's army arrived, Jichong went out to greet it in the suburbs, but the vanguard suddenly entered the city.

繼沖亟歸，見旌旗甲馬，布列衢巷，大懼，即詣延釗納牌印，太祖優詔復命繼沖為節度使。 Jichong rushed back to find banners, armor, and horses filling every street. Terrified, he went at once to Yanzhao and surrendered his command tally and seal. The Founding Emperor graciously reappointed him military governor.