Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Northern Zhou general

Yang Biao 楊檦

Attested AD 546 - AD 565

Passages: 5
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

Yang Biao was a Northern Zhou general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 546 先是，歡別使侯景
Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 159, passage 303
AD 560 to AD 565 周兵寇東關
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 16
AD 564 河清三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 7, passage 85
AD 564 河清三年十一月甲辰
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 7, passage 88

Key source chapters

Career and standing

inspector of Jianzhou 建州刺史
Held
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 159, passage 303
Entered
AD 564 河清三年十一月甲辰 · Captivity
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 7, passage 88
Entered
Captivity
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 16

Places and affiliations

Zhou 周
Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 16
Polity Western Wei 魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 159, passage 303

Events and relationships

Captured by Lou Rui
Military · Captive · With Lou Rui (婁叡)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 16
Entered Zhiguan Pass
AD 564 河清三年 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 7, passage 85
Intercepted
Military · Commander · With Hou Jing (侯景)
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 159, passage 303; zizhitongjian:159:s0303a

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 7Volume 7 Annals 7: Emperor Wucheng · 2 passages

周軍三道並出，使其將尉遲迥寇洛陽，楊檦入軹關，權景宣趣懸瓠。 Northern Zhou armies marched out in three columns, sending the generals Yuchi Jiong against Luoyang, Yang Biao through Zhiguan Pass, and Quan Jingxuan toward Xuanhu.

甲辰，太尉婁叡大破周軍於軹關，擒楊檦。 On the jiachen day, Grand Commandant Lou Rui routed the Northern Zhou army at Zhiguan Pass and took Yang Biao prisoner.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 48Volume 48 Biographies 40: Imperial Affines · 1 passage

周兵寇東關，叡率軍赴援，頻戰有功，擒周將楊檦等。 When Zhou troops threatened the eastern passes, Rui marched to their relief, won repeated victories, and captured the Zhou general Yang Biao and others.

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 159Volume 159 Liang Records 15 · 2 passages

先是，歡別使侯景將兵趣齊子嶺，魏建州刺史楊檦鎮車箱，恐其寇邵郡，帥騎御之。 Before this, Gao Huan had sent Hou Jing toward Qizi Ridge; Yang Biao of Western Wei held Chexiang, feared a raid on Shao, and led cavalry to meet him.

景聞檦至，斫木斷路六十餘里，猶驚而不安，遂還河陽。 Jing heard Biao was coming, felled trees and blocked the road for sixty li, yet remained uneasy and returned to Heyang.