Five Dynasties · General

Yang Xin 楊信

Attested AD 949

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yang Xin was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 949 乾祐二年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 102, passage 60

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Guangyuan (光遠)
deceased father 亡父
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 102, passage 60

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 102Volume 102 Book of Later Jin 4: Emperor Yin Annals 2 · 2 passages

戊寅，安州節度使楊信奏，亡父光遠，蒙賜神道碑，鐫勒畢，無故中斷。 On wuyin, the An Prefecture military governor Yang Xin memorialized that his deceased father Guangyuan had received the gift of a spirit-way stele, but when carving was finished it broke in the middle for no reason.

庚辰，安州楊信、鄧州劉重進加檢校太師，河陽李暉加檢校太傅。 On gengchen, Yang Xin of An Prefecture and Liu Chongjin of Deng Prefecture were given the additional title of Acting Grand Tutor, and Li Hui of Heyang was given Acting Grand Mentor.