Bai Wenke (白文珂) | 24 Histories

Overview

Bai Wenke was a general and Official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Dewen	德溫	Dewen

Life and dates

Death

AD 954 顯德元年
Age 79 · At Western Capital 西京
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 160

Age

79
Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 160

Attested activity

AD 926 天成中
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 149
AD 951 太祖踐阼
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 158
AD 900 後唐武皇
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 147
AD 947 漢高祖鎮並門
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 151
AD 923 莊宗嗣位
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 148
AD 954 顯德元年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 160

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Descendant of Bai Bian (白辯)
great-grandfather 曾祖 · paternal line · 3 generations
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 145
Child of Bai Juncheng (白君成)
father 父
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 146
Parent of Bai Tinghui (白廷誨)
son 子
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 162

Career and standing

defender of the Western Capital 西京留守
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 157
Duke of Jin 晉國公
AD 954 世宗即位 · Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 159

Places and affiliations

At Taiyuan 太原
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 144

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 124Volume 124 Book of Later Zhou 26: Biographies 4: Wang Yin, He Fejin, Liu Ci, Wang Jin, Shi Yanchao, Shi Yi, Wang Lingwen, Zhou Mi, Li Huaizong, Bai Wenke, Bai Yanyu, Tang Jinsi · 10 passages

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白文珂，字德溫，太原人也。 Bai Wenke, whose courtesy name was Dewen, was a native of Taiyuan.

文珂初事後唐武皇，補河東牙將，改遼州副使。 Wenke first served the Martial Emperor of Later Tang as a Hedong guard general and was later made vice-commissioner of Liao Prefecture.

莊宗嗣位，轉振武都指揮使。 When Emperor Zhuangzong came to the throne, Wenke was made commander of Zhenwu.

漢高祖鎮並門，表為副留守、檢校太保。 When Gaozu of Han held Bingmen he recommended Wenke as deputy defender with the acting title of Grand Guardian.

漢祖定兩京，改天平軍節度使，加同平章事。 When the Han founder secured the two capitals, Wenke was made military governor of the Tianping army and granted the title of co-equal with the Secretariat and Chancellery.

會河中李守貞叛，詔充河中府行營都部署。 When Li Shouzhen rebelled at Hezhong, an edict appointed Wenke overall commander of the Hezhong campaign headquarters.

時文珂已老，朝議恐非守貞之敵，乃命太祖西征。 Wenke was by then elderly, and the court feared he was no match for Shouzhen. Taizu was therefore ordered to campaign west.

河中平，文珂授西京留守、河南尹。 When Hezhong was pacified, Wenke was made defender of the Western Capital and metropolitan magistrate of Henan.

太祖踐阼，加兼中書令，頃之，以太子太師致仕。 When Taizu took the throne, Wenke was given the concurrent title of Director of the Secretariat. Soon after he retired as Grand Preceptor of the Heir Apparent.

世宗即位，封晉國公。 When Shizong came to the throne, Wenke was enfeoffed as Duke of Jin.