Book of Liang: The enemy took the palace city, released the soldiers, and plundered widely.; History of the Southern Dynasties: Hou Jing took the…
The enemy took the palace city, released the soldiers, and plundered widely.
丁卯，賊攻陷宮城，縱兵大掠
Location: 卷3 太清三年 三月
Hou Jing took the palace city (Taicheng) and released his troops to plunder.
丁卯，賊攻陷宮城，縱兵大掠
Location: 南史 卷7 太清3年
During Hou Jing's long siege, the population inside Taicheng exceeds 100,000; of 20,000 armed soldiers, fewer than 4,000 survive, with 80–90% casualties.
初，閉城之日，男女十餘萬，擐甲者二萬餘人；被圍既久，人多身腫氣急，死者什八九
Location: 卷162
A and B are two of the sources listed above.
| On what point | Source A | Source B | What differs (in Korean) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | b는 장기 포위 끝 사상 8~9할, a는 함락·약탈만 |
Place: 石頭城(建康)
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