Five Dynasties · General

Kang Yicheng 康義誠

Attested AD 934 - AD 934

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Kang Yicheng was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 934 應順元年三月庚申
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passages 109, 113
AD 934 應順元年三月癸亥
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 123

Career and standing

overall commissioner for the Fengxiang campaign headquarters 鳳翔行營都招討使
AD 934 應順元年三月癸亥 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 123

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 109

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Addressed to Emperor Min (帝)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passages 113-114

Events and relationships

Asked to go to western passes
Military · Volunteer commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passages 114-115

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 45Volume 45 Book of Later Tang 21: Emperor Min Annals 1 · 5 passages

帝聞之，謂康義誠等曰：「朕幼年嗣位，委政大臣，兄弟之間，必無榛梗。 When the Emperor heard this, he said to Kang Yicheng and the others, "I came to the throne young and entrusted the government to my chief ministers. Between brothers there ought to be no estrangement.

朱宏昭、馮贇不對，義誠曰：「西師驚潰，蓋由主將失策。 Zhu Hongzhao and Feng Yun made no reply. Kang Yicheng said, "The western army's panic and collapse were surely the fault of the commanding general's bad strategy.

義誠又累奏請行，帝召侍衛都將以下宣曰：「先皇帝棄萬國，朕於兄弟之中，無心爭立，一旦被召主喪，便委社稷，岐陽兄長，果致猜嫌。 Kang Yicheng repeatedly memorialized asking to take the field. The Emperor summoned the Guard commanders and those below and announced, "When the late Emperor left the myriad lands, I had no heart among my brothers to contend for the throne. Once summoned to preside at the mourning, I entrusted the realm to my charge. My elder brother at Qiyang indeed came to suspicion and resentment.

是日，誅馬軍都指揮使朱洪實，坐與康義誠忿爭故也。 That day Zhu Hongshi, commander of the cavalry, was executed for quarreling with Kang Yicheng.

癸亥，以康義誠為鳳翔行營都招討使，餘如故。 On guihai Kang Yicheng was made overall commissioner for the Fengxiang campaign headquarters; his other posts remained unchanged.