Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Tribal Leader and Rebel

Tian Yansheng 田彥生

Tián Yànshēng

Attested AD 445 - AD 453

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Tian Yansheng was a Tribal Leader and Rebel.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 445 to AD 453 南新郡蠻叛
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 76, passage 62

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 76Volume 76 Biographies 36: Zhu Xiuzhi, Zong Que, Wang Xuanmo · 1 passage

又南新郡蠻帥田彥生率部曲反叛，焚燒郡城，屯據白楊山，元景攻之未能下，慤率其所領先登，眾軍隨之，羣蠻由是畏服。 In Nanxin, the tribal leader Tian Yansheng rose with his bands, burned the commandery seat, and occupied White Poplar Mountain. Yuanying besieged him without success. Que led his own men up first; the rest of the army followed, and the tribes thereafter held him in awe.