Five Dynasties · Military Officer

An Siqian 安思謙

First attested AD 948; died AD 949

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

An Siqian was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Death

AD 949 廣政中
killed 殺
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 147

Attested activity

AD 948 to AD 949 益兵至被殺
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 144

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 64Volume 64: Hereditary House of Later Shu · 4 passages

昶相母昭裔切諫，以為不可，然昶誌欲窺關中甚銳，乃遣安思謙益兵以東。 Chancellor Mu Zhaoyi remonstrated sharply that the move was unwise, but Chang was eager to probe the Guanzhong region and sent An Siqian east with reinforcements.

已而漢誅思綰、景崇，虔釗等皆罷歸，而思謙恥於無功，多殺士卒以威眾。 Han soon executed Sixuan and Jingchong, and Qianzhao and the others withdrew. Siqian, shamed by his failure, killed many soldiers to intimidate his men.

昶與翰林使王藻謀殺思謙，而邊吏有急奏，藻不以時聞，輒啟其封，昶怒之。 Chang plotted with Hanlin envoy Wang Zao to kill Siqian. When an urgent frontier report arrived, Zao failed to forward it promptly and opened the seal himself; Chang was furious.

其殺思謙也，藻方侍側，因並擒藻斬之。 When Siqian was killed, Zao was attending at his side and was seized and beheaded as well.