Sui and Tang · Official and General

Yang Da 楊達

Born c. AD 552

Passages: 11
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Yang Da was an official and General.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Shida	士達	Shida
Posthumous name	Gong	恭	Gong

Life and dates

Death

died in the army 卒于師
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 177

Age

Years 62 · Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 177

Attested activity

AD 607 to AD 618 大業三年後
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 72, passages 210, 218
AD 589 平陳之後
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 172
AD 612 to AD 614 遼東之役
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 177
AD 581 高祖受禪
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 168

Family

Sibling of Yang Xiong (楊雄)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passages 116, 165

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Director of the Ministry of Public Works 工部尚書
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 172
Palace Reporter 納言
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 176
Chief Counselor 納言
Served
Directly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 218

Events and relationships

Renamed Derao's village Filial Reverence Village and its lane Concord Lane
Renaming · Official · With Li Derao (李德饒)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 218
Visited and consoled Li Derao at his mourning hut
Inspection · Inspector · At Hebei 河北
Directly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 218

Assessments and attributes

Assessment has both appearance and heart of a gentleman · Mode named-person-judgment Speaker Yang Su (楊素)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 174
Item gold belt and colored silks 金帶、雜彩 · Relation Bestowed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 172
Item three hundred fifty bales 三百五十段 · Relation Bestowed posthumously
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 180

References in the histories

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History

11 passages

Book of Sui, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 8: He Jian Wanghong, Yang Chugang, Yang Zichong, Guang De, Wang Xiong · 10 passages

○觀德王雄弟達 Guande Prince Xiong — his younger brother Da

雄弟達，字士達。 Xiong's younger brother Da, courtesy name Shida.

高祖受禪，拜給事黃門侍郎，進爵為子。 When Yang Jian took the throne, Da was made Attendant Gentleman of the Yellow Gate and promoted to viscount.

時吐谷渾寇邊，詔上柱國元諧為元帥，達為司馬。 When the Tuyuhun raided the frontier, Yuan Xie was appointed commander with Da as his chief of staff.

平陳之後，四海大同，上差品天下牧宰，達為第一，賜雜彩五百段，加以金帶，擢拜工部尚書，加位上開府。 After the conquest of Chen and the unification of the realm, the emperor ranked every provincial governor in the land. Da placed first. He was rewarded with five hundred bales of colored silks and a gold belt, promoted to Director of the Ministry of Public Works, and granted the rank of Senior Opening of an Office.

達為人弘厚，有局度。 Da was openhearted and magnanimous, a man of broad vision and steady judgment.

楊素每言曰：「有君子之貌，兼君子之心者，唯楊達耳。」 Yang Su often said, "Among those who look the gentleman and are one in spirit, Yang Da is the only example I know."

獻皇后及高祖山陵制度，達並參豫焉。 Da played a part in planning the tomb arrangements for Empress Xian and Emperor Wen alike.

煬帝嗣位，轉納言，仍領營東都副監，帝甚信重之。 When Emperor Yang came to the throne, Da became Palace Reporter and served concurrently as deputy supervisor of the Eastern Capital project. The emperor trusted and relied on him deeply.

諡曰恭。 He was given the posthumous name Respectful (Gong).

Book of Sui, Chapter 72Volume 72 Biographies 37: Filial Piety · 1 passage

納言楊達巡省河北，詣其廬吊慰之，因改所居村名孝敬村，裡為和順裡。 Chief Counselor Yang Da was inspecting Hebei; he came to the hut to offer condolences and renamed the village Filial Reverence Village and its lane Concord Lane.