Sui and Tang · Official and Assassin

Jiang Xuanhui 蔣玄暉

First attested AD 904; died AD 905

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Jiang Xuanhui was an official and Assassin.

Life and dates

Death

AD 905 弒何皇后
Execution · Authority Zhu Wen (朱溫)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 121

Attested activity

AD 905 弒何皇后
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 121
AD 904 弒昭宗
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 114

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 114

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 43Volume 43 Miscellaneous Biographies 23: Shi Shucong, Li Yanwei, Li Zhen, Pei Di, Wei Zhen, Kong Xun, Sun Dezhao, Wang Jingrao, Jiang Yin · 3 passages

循與蔣玄暉、張廷範等共與弒昭宗之謀，其後循與玄暉有隙，哀帝即位，將有事於南郊，循因與王殷讒於太祖曰：「玄暉私侍何太后，與廷範等奉天子郊天，冀延唐祚。」 Xun had helped Jiang Xuanhui, Zhang Tingfan, and the rest murder Zhaozong, then quarreled with Xuanhui. Emperor Ai was preparing the southern suburban sacrifice when Xun and Wang Yin told Taizu: “Xuanhui is sleeping with Empress Dowager He. He and Tingfan mean to march the emperor to the altar and keep Tang alive.”

玄暉與宰相柳璨相次馳至梁自解，璨曰：「自古王者之興，必有封國，而唐所以不即遜位者，當先建國備九錫，然後禪也。」 Xuanhui and Chancellor Liu Can rode in turn to Liang to plead their case. Can said: “Every true king in history was enfeoffed first. Tang will not abdicate until you have a state of your own and the Nine Bestowals—only then comes the transfer.”

太祖遣循與王殷弒何皇后，因殺璨及玄暉、廷範等，以循為樞密副使。 Taizu sent Xun and Wang Yin to kill Empress Dowager He, then executed Can, Xuanhui, Tingfan, and the others, and made Xun deputy commissioner of the Palace Secretariat.