釋氏稽古略 2.72

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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.