Overview
Yang Hongyu was an official.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Hongyu | 弘裕 | Hóngyù |
| Alternate name | Hongyu | 宏裕 | Hongyu |
Life and dates
Age
- too old to travelDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 18
Attested activity
- AD 951 廣順元年Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 19, passages 15, 18
- AD 900 to AD 921 河朔三鎮全盛之時Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 121, passages 33, 38
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Lady of Cultivated Virtue Yang (淑妃楊氏)father 父
- Parent of Yang Tingzhang (楊廷璋)father 父
- Spouse of Mother of Lady Yang (淑妃楊氏之母)MarriageStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 121, passage 42
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- vice prefect of Zhending 真定少尹Appointed at homeDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 18
- Grand Master of Splendid Happiness with Golden Seal and Purple Ribbon 金紫光祿大夫AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 18
- Vice Magistrate of Zhending 真定少尹HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 121, passage 33
- vice prefect of Zhending 真定少尹HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 9
Source notes
- 洪裕 vs 宏裕Field given-name · Witness Eastern Capital Miscellany 東都事略Textual variant · Old History of the Five Dynasties 121, passages 33, 35
References in the histories
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