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Hu Luguang
Northern Qi general of Tiele descent, known as the Eagle-Shooting Commander, who beat the Northern Zhou repeatedly and was murdered by his own emperor in 572
At dusk on a hilltop, a large tent stands open with a table holding a map marked with small stones inside, a saddled horse tethered outside, and fire stands burning; campfires dot the river plain below, and one tiny sentry stands on the slope.
Also known as Zi Mingyue
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Hulu Guang, courtesy name Mingyue, was a Tiele from Shuozhou and the son of the Northern Qi general Hulu Jin. At sixteen he captured Mozhe Hui, an aide of Yuwen Tai, on a western campaign with his father. Hunting with Gao Cheng, he brought down a great eagle with one arrow, and he was known from then on as the Eagle-Shooting Commander. When the Northern Zhou besieged Luoyang in 564 he joined Duan Shao and Gao Changgong in routing them at Mount Mang. He rose to Chancellor of the Left and his daughter became empress, yet he kept strict discipline and amassed no private wealth. Wei Xiaokuan spread rhymes hinting that the bright moon would rise over Chang'an, and Zu Ting and Mu Tipo used them against him; in 572 the emperor Gao Wei summoned him to the palace and had Liu Taozhi strangle him. When Zhou armies took Ye, Emperor Wu of Zhou honoured him posthumously.
Life and times
Dates 515 CE–572 CE