Bai Wenke (白文珂) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Bai Wenke as a general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 9 passages from 6 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Bai Wenke	白文珂	Bai Wenke
Alternate	Bai Wenke	白文珂	Bai Wenke
Personal name	Bai Wenke	白文珂	Bai Wenke
Personal	Bai Wenke	白文珂	Bái Wénkē
Given	Wenke	文珂
Personal	Wenke	文珂	Wenke

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:102:s0027
Sex: male
Explicit · xinwudaishi:011:s0019

Roles

General
Military Officer
Official

Life and dates

Death

Date Context: Source Date: Text: 顯德六年十一月戊申 · Western Year: AD 959
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:120:s0080

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 九月丙子，契丹寇遂城、樂壽，代州刺史白文 · Western Year: AD 944
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:009:s0114
Source Date: Text: 乾祐二年 · Western Year: AD 949
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:102:s0027
Source Date: Text: 乾祐元年 · Western Year: AD 948
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:011:s0019
Source Date: Text: 乾祐元年四月；河中兵馬都部署 · Western Year: AD 948
Explicit · xinwudaishi:010:s0077
Source Date: Text: 顯德二年 · Western Year: AD 955
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:115:s0011
Source Date: Text: 顯德六年 · Western Year: AD 959
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:120:s0080

Career and standing

Label: Western Capital military commissioner / 西京留守 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:102:s0092
Description: received tea, medicine, cash, silk, and an edict of concern / 受賜茶藥錢帛及存問詔 · Western Year: AD 955
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:115:s0011

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 102Volume 102 Book of Later Jin 4: Emperor Yin Annals 2 · 3 passages

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時蜀軍自大散關來援王景崇，郭威自將兵赴岐下，將行，戒白文珂、劉詞等曰：「賊之驍勇，並在城西，慎為儆備。」 At the time Shu troops came from Dasan Pass to aid Wang Jingchong. Guo Wei personally led troops toward Qizhou. Before departing he admonished Bai Wenke, Liu Ci, and the others: "The rebels' fierce warriors are all west of the city—take strict precautions."

既行，至華州，聞川軍退敗，且憂文珂等為賊奔突，遂兼程而回。 After setting out he reached Hua Prefecture, heard that the Shu army had retreated in defeat, and also feared that Wenke and the others might be overrun in a sudden rebel rush, so he returned by forced marches.

甲申，以陜州節度使、充河中一行兵馬都部署白文珂為西京留守，加兼侍中； On jiashen, the Shan Prefecture military governor and concurrent commander of the Hezhong campaign army and horse Bai Wenke was appointed Western Capital military commissioner with the additional title of Palace Attendant;

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 115Volume 115 Book of Later Zhou 17: Shizong Annals 2 · 1 passage

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二月戊申，遣使赴西京，賜太子太師致仕侯益、白文珂、宋彥筠等茶藥錢帛各有差，仍降詔存問。 On wushen in the second month envoys were dispatched to the Western Capital with tea, medicine, cash, and silk for the retired Grand Preceptor Hou Yi, Bai Wenke, Song Yanyun, and others in varying amounts, together with an edict of imperial concern.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 120Volume 120 Book of Later Zhou 22: Emperor Gong Annals · 1 passage

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戊申，西京奏，太子太師致仕白文珂卒。 On wushen the Western Capital reported the death of Bai Wenke, retired grand preceptor of the heir apparent.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 9Volume 9 Later Jin Annals 2: the Emperor That Fled · 1 passage

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九月丙子，契丹寇遂城、樂壽，代州刺史白文珂及契丹戰於七里烽，敗之。 On bingzi of the ninth month Khitan forces struck Suicheng and Leshou; Bai Wenke of Dai met them at Qili Beacon and beat them back.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 10Volume 10 Later Jin Annals 1: Gaozu, Emperor Yin · 1 passage

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戊子，保義軍節度使白文珂為河中兵馬都部署。 On wuzi Bai Wenke of Baoyi was named overall deployment commissioner for the Hezhong armies.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 11Volume 11 Later Zhou Annals 2: Taizu · 2 passages

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是歲三月，河中李守貞、永興趙思綰、鳳翔王景崇相次反，隱帝遣白文珂、郭從義、常思等分討之，久皆無功。 In the third month of that year Li Shouzhen at Hezhong, Zhao Sixian at Yongxing, and Wang Jingchong at Fengxiang rose one after another. The Hidden Emperor dispatched Bai Wenke, Guo Congyi, Chang Si, and others on separate campaigns, yet month after month they could not break the rebels.

威至河中，自柵其城東，思柵其南，文珂柵其西，調五縣丁二萬人築連壘以護三柵。 At Hezhong Wei walled the east, Chang Si the south, and Bai Wenke the west, while twenty thousand laborers from five counties threw up connecting works to guard the three siegelines.