postgres Yin Qiao (died 622), known by his courtesy name Kaishan, was from Huxian in Yongzhou and was a general of the late Sui and early Tang and one of the twenty-four meritorious officials of the Lingyan Pavilion. After Li Yuan rose he served in the general's office and followed Prince of Qin Li Shimin against Xue Ju and Wang Shichong, and was made Duke of Yun. He fell ill and died in 622 on the road to fight Liu Heita, and was given the posthumous name Jie. /en/people/yin-qiao/relation.html person_cn_q11125664 person yin-qiao 殷开山

Yin Qiao (died 622), known by his courtesy name Kaishan, was from Huxian in Yongzhou and was a general of the late Sui and early Tang and one of the twenty-four meritorious officials of the Lingyan Pavilion. After Li Yuan rose he served in the general's office and followed Prince of Qin Li Shimin against Xue Ju and Wang Shichong, and was made Duke of Yun. He fell ill and died in 622 on the road to fight Liu Heita, and was given the posthumous name Jie.

published category-history category-people category-historical-figures tag-ancient-china wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11125664 zhwiki https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AE%B7%E5%BC%80%E5%B1%B1 zhengshi https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E5%94%90%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B7090 2026-10-25T00:00:00+08:00 2026-10-29T17:23:02+08:00 user:admin 8 Yin Qiao was a general of the late Sui and early Tang whose courtesy name was Kaishan. He went by the courtesy name, and so has long been called Yin Kaishan. The New Book of Tang says that Yin Kaishan, whose given name was Qiao, went by his courtesy name, and the Chinese Wikipedia article likewise says his given name was Qiao and his courtesy name Kaishan. Wikidata labels him Yin Kaishan and lists the alternative names Yin Qiao in traditional and simplified characters, with the English alias Yin Qiao. Kaishan is a courtesy name, not the personal name, so the title uses the personal name.[^wikidata][^zhengshi][^zhwiki] ## Family and early life The New Book of Tang says his family had long lived south of the Yangzi. His grandfather Yin Buhai served the Chen as minister of agriculture, and when the Chen fell the family was moved to Jingzhao and became people of Huxian. Kaishan read widely, wrote letters well, and served the Sui as magistrate of Dagu.[^zhengshi] The Chinese Wikipedia article adds that his grandfather had earlier served the Liang, was taken to Guanzhong when the Western Wei captured Jiangling, and went back south to serve the Chen, while his father Yin Sengshou stayed in Guanzhong and served the Sui as a palace librarian and as marshal to the Prince of Qin. In youth he was known for learning and conduct, served as magistrate of Dagu and then of Shiai, and had a name for good government.[^zhwiki] ## In the Tang campaigns After the founder rose, he was summoned to fill a post in the general's office and followed the attack on Xihe, then served as chief secretary to the commander of the Weibei route. The bands of robbers near the capital each held their ground and would not submit, and he was sent to pacify them, and they all yielded. With Liu Hongji he camped at the old city and defeated Wei Wensheng's troops, and was granted the title of Duke of Chenjun and promoted to aide in the chancellor's office.[^zhengshi] As vice minister of personnel he followed the Prince of Qin against Xue Ju. The prince fell seriously ill and left the army to Liu Wenjing with orders to avoid battle. Yin Kaishan was eager to win credit and urged Liu Wenjing to fight, and at Zhezhi they were routed. He was handed to the officials and should have been executed, but the court pardoned him and only struck him from the rolls. Soon he followed the defeat of Xue Rengao, regained his title, held the post of minister of war of the Shaanxi circuit secretariat, and was moved to minister of personnel. For his part in the campaign against Wang Shichong he was advanced to Duke of Yun.[^zhengshi] ## Death and honors The New Book of Tang says that he fell ill and died on the road during the campaign against Liu Heita. The Prince of Qin wept bitterly, and an edict granted him the post of right vice-director of the Shaanxi grand secretariat and the posthumous name Jie. In the fourteenth year of Zhenguan he was placed with Li Shentong, Li Xiaogong and Liu Zhenghui in the sacrifices in the temple of the founder, and during Yonghui he was further granted the title of minister of works.[^zhengshi] The Chinese Wikipedia article records his death in 622, the fifth year of Wude, and says his name was entered in the Lingyan Pavilion in 643. It gives the year of the temple sacrifices as the fourth year of Zhenguan, which differs from the New Book of Tang.[^zhwiki] ## Basic facts - Name: personal name Qiao; courtesy name Kaishan, by which he was known[^zhengshi][^zhwiki] - Death: 622[^wikidata] - Birthplace: [[place_cn_610118|Huyi District]][^wikidata] - Realm: Sui and Tang[^wikidata] - Title: Duke of Yun[^zhengshi] - Portrayal: [[person_cn_q137948463|Yin Kaishan]] (a character in Journey to the West) /people/yin-qiao.html en zh zh en 622 622 historical figure relation_cnpeople_born_q11125664 person_cn_q11125664 born_in place_cn_610118 person_cn_q11125664 wikidata Born in place_cn_610118 Huyi District /en/places/shaanxi-huyi.html false relation_cnportray_q137948463 person_cn_q137948463 based_on person_cn_q11125664 作品中的人物形象，原型为该历史人物。 person_cn_q137948463 wikidata Portrayals person_cn_q137948463 Yin Kaishan /en/people/yin-kaishan-xiyou.html true person_cn_q137948463 Yin Kaishan /en/people/yin-kaishan-xiyou.html person born_in Born in relation_cnpeople_born_q11125664 person_cn_q11125664 born_in place_cn_610118 person_cn_q11125664 wikidata Born in place_cn_610118 Huyi District /en/places/shaanxi-huyi.html false based_on Portrayals relation_cnportray_q137948463 person_cn_q137948463 based_on person_cn_q11125664 作品中的人物形象，原型为该历史人物。 person_cn_q137948463 wikidata Portrayals person_cn_q137948463 Yin Kaishan /en/people/yin-kaishan-xiyou.html true en zh en death_date Death 622 person_category Person category historical figure 1 50 2 1 2 1