Sui and Tang · Prince and General

Yang Hong 楊弘

Attested AD 581 - AD 618

Passages: 16
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

Yang Hong was a prince and General.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Bie'e	辟惡	Pi'e

Life and dates

Death

died 薨
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 29

Attested activity

AD 583 to AD 585 北伐
Directly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 82
AD 610 大業六年
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 30
AD 581 to AD 600 開皇中突厥邊患
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 43, passage 19
AD 581 to AD 618 隋
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 30
AD 581 高祖受禪
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 43, passage 15

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Yang Aijing (楊愛敬)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 5
Child of Yang Yuansun (楊元孫)
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 6
Spouse of Grand Consort Yuan (元太妃)
principal wife 嫡母 · Primary marriage
Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 43, passage 77
Parent of Yang Qing (楊慶)
son 子
son 子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passages 3, 31; Old Book of Tang 203, passage 30

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Director-General of Ning Province 甯州總管
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 20
First Rank Pillar of State 上柱國
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 20
General-in-Chief of the Right Guard 右衛大將軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 17
Governor of Pu Prefecture 蒲州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 23
Grand General 大將軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 15
Grand Mentor to the Heir Apparent 太子太保
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 28

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Pillar of State 柱國
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 18
Prince of Xun 郇王
Posthumous
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 30
Prince of Hejian 河間王
Granted
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 17
Prince of Hejian 河間王
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 30

Places and affiliations

Polity Sui 隋 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 30
Polity Name Sui 隋 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 15

Works and attributed material

Petition · Author · Topic exile of bandits
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 25

Events and relationships

Advanced under
Military · Subordinate commander · With Yang Shuang (楊爽)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 82
Defeated
Military · Commander · Counterpart Turks 突厥 · At Lingzhou route 靈州道
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 19
Protected
Political · Bodyguard · With Emperor Wen of Sui (隋文帝) · At residence of Zhao, Prince of Zhou 周趙王宅
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 13
Relation Cousin of · Person Emperor Wen of Sui (隋文帝) · Kinship Term paternal-line cousin 從祖弟
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 4

Assessments and attributes

Assessment benevolent administrator · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passages 21, 25

References in the histories

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History

16 passages

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 203Volume 193 Biographies 143: Exemplary Women · 1 passage

慶即隋河間王弘之子。 Qing was the son of Hong, Prince of Hejian under the Sui dynasty.

Book of Sui, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 8: He Jian Wanghong, Yang Chugang, Yang Zichong, Guang De, Wang Xiong · 14 passages

河間王弘 Yang Hong, Prince of Hejian

河間王弘，字辟惡，高祖從祖弟也。 Yang Hong, Prince of Hejian, courtesy name Bie'e, was a cousin of Emperor Wen on the paternal line.

元孫死，齊為周所並，弘始入關，與高祖相得。 After Yuansun died and Qi was overrun by Zhou, Hong finally entered Guanzhong, where he and the future Emperor Wen became close.

弘性明悟，有文武幹略。 Hong was quick-witted by nature and possessed both literary and military ability.

高祖為丞相，常置左右，委以心腹。 While still serving as chancellor, Yang Jian kept Hong close at hand and treated him as one of his most trusted inner circle.

高祖詣周趙王宅，將及於難，弘時立於戶外，以衛高祖。 On the occasion when Yang Jian visited the residence of Zhao, Prince of Zhou, and nearly came to harm, Hong stood guard outside the door to protect him.

及上受禪，拜大將軍，進爵郡公。 When Yang Jian ascended the throne, Hong was made Grand General and promoted to Duke of a Commandery.

其年立弘為河間王，拜右衛大將軍。 That year Hong was created Prince of Hejian and appointed General-in-Chief of the Right Guard.

弘在州，治尚清靜，甚有恩惠。 As provincial governor he favored a light, unobtrusive administration and was widely regarded as a benevolent ruler.

弘奏為盜者百餘人，投之邊裔，州境帖然，號為良吏。 Hong identified more than a hundred robbers and had them sent to the frontier. With the territory at peace, he won renown as an outstanding official.

每晉王廣入朝，弘輒領揚州總管，及晉王歸籓，弘複還蒲州。 Whenever Prince Guang of Jin visited the capital, Hong would temporarily serve as Director-General of Yang Province; when the prince returned to his fief, Hong would go back to Pu.

煬帝嗣位，征還，拜太子太保。 When Emperor Yang came to the throne, Hong was recalled and made Grand Mentor to the crown prince.

大業六年，追封郇王。 In the sixth year of Daye (610), he was posthumously created Prince of Xun.

史臣曰：高祖始遷周鼎，眾心未附，利建同姓，維城宗社，是以河間、觀德，咸啟山河。 The historiographer writes: When Emperor Wen first seized the Mandate, loyalties were still unsettled. He enfeoffed men of the Yang clan to buttress the throne—thus the princes of Hejian and Guande were both granted domains spanning mountains and rivers.

Book of Sui, Chapter 44Volume 44 Biographies 9: Teng Mu Wangzan, Daodao Wangjing, Caiwang Zhiji · 1 passage

河間王弘、豆盧勣、竇榮定、高熲、虞慶則等分道而進，俱受爽節度。 Prince of Hejian Hong, Doulu Ji, Dou Rongding, Gao Jiong, Yu Qingze, and others advanced on separate routes, all under Shuang's command.