釋氏稽古略 2.72

2.72

呂光。略陽氐人。仕符秦為左將軍。東晉武帝太元十一年元有將曰王穆。據肅州酒泉。自稱涼州牧。光進攻酒泉克之。光即三河王位。建元太安。據姑臧（甘肅省涼州也雍域）。改年曰麟嘉。晉太元二十一年六月。三河王光即天王位。是為武帝。國號大涼。改元龍飛。以世子紹為太子。至是晉隆安三年十二月光卒。太子紹即位。大原公纂殺之。纂即天王位。是為靈帝。改元咸寧。纂嗜酒好獵。隆安五年呂超殺之而立呂隆。改元神鼎。明年隆降於後秦。姚氏三主合一十七年。

Lü Guang was a Di person from Lüeyang. He served Fu's Qin as General of the Left. In the eleventh year of the Taiyuan era of Emperor Wu of Eastern Jin, there was originally a general named Wang Mu who occupied Jiuquan in Suzhou and called himself Governor of Liangzhou. Guang advanced to attack Jiuquan and conquered it. Guang assumed the throne of King of the Three Rivers, establishing the reign era Tai'an. He occupied Guzang (which is Liangzhou in Gansu province, in the region of Yong). He changed the reign era to Linjia. In the sixth month of the twenty-first year of the Taiyuan era of the Jin, Guang, King of the Three Rivers, assumed the throne of Heavenly King; this was Emperor Wu. He named the state Great Liang and changed the reign era to Longfei, making his eldest son Shao the crown prince. In the twelfth month of the third year of the Long'an era of the Jin, Guang died. Crown Prince Shao ascended the throne, and Zuan, Duke of Taiyuan, killed him. Zuan assumed the throne of Heavenly King; this was Emperor Ling. He changed the reign era to Xianning. Zuan was addicted to wine and fond of hunting. In the fifth year of the Long'an era, Lü Chao killed him and enthroned Lü Long, changing the reign era to Shending. In the following year, Long surrendered to Later Qin. Under the Yao clan's three rulers, it lasted seventeen years in total.