Bai Yanyu (白延遇) | 24 Histories

Overview

Bai Yanyu was a general and Official.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Xiwang	希望	Xiwang

Life and dates

Death

AD 957 顯德四年冬
Illness · At Hao Prefecture 濠州
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 179

Attested activity

AD 951 國初
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 172
AD 940 天福中
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 166
AD 934 從晉祖伐蜀
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 164
AD 956 顯德三年春
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 177
AD 955 顯德二年冬
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 176
AD 957 顯德四年冬
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 179

Career and standing

Grand Commandant 太尉
Posthumously granted
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 180

Places and affiliations

At Taiyuan 太原
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 163

Events and relationships

Charged
AD 936 to AD 942 天福中 · Military · Vanguard · At Zongcheng 宗城
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 168
Entered Yangzhou
AD 956 顯德三年春 · Military · Vanguard · With Han Lingkun (韓令坤)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 177

References in the histories

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 · 6 passages

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白延遇，字希望，太原人也。 Bai Yanyu, whose courtesy name was Xiwang, was a native of Taiyuan.

時延遇不預其行，乃泣告晉祖，願以身先，許之。 Yanyu was not included in the expedition. He wept before the Jin founder and begged to lead the van in person. His request was granted.

及陣於宗城，延遇率其屬先犯之，斬級數十，戰既酣，而劍亦折，諸將由是推伏。 At the battle line at Zongcheng he led his men in the first charge and took several dozen heads. In the heat of battle his sword snapped. The other generals were deeply impressed.

屬太祖親征兗海，以延遇為先鋒都校，兗州平，授齊州防禦使。 When Taizu personally campaigned in Yanhai, Yanyu was made vanguard colonel. When Yan Prefecture fell he was made defense commissioner of Qi Prefecture.

顯德二年冬，世宗命宰臣李穀為淮南道軍都部署，乃詔延遇為先鋒都校。 In the winter of the second year of Xiande Shizong appointed Chief Minister Li Gu overall commander of the Huainan army and made Yanyu vanguard colonel.

四年夏，世宗回自壽春，制以延遇為同州節度使，未赴任，復命帥眾南征。 In the summer of the fourth year, when Shizong returned from Shouchun, an edict made Yanyu military governor of Tong Prefecture. Before he could take up the post he was ordered south again at the head of his troops.