King of Minyue (閩越王)

Overview

The translated histories identify King of Minyue as a ruler. This record brings together 5 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	King of Minyue	閩越王	Minyue Wang
Title	King of Min	閩王	Min Wang
Title	king of Minyue	閩越王	Minyue Wang

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Title only
Sex: Uncertain

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Death

killed by Yu Shan / 餘善殺王
Explicit · hanshu:074:s0085

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 74Volume 64a: Yan, Zhu, Wuqiu, Zhufu, Xu, Yan, Zhong, Wang, and Jia 1 · 5 passages

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是時，漢兵遂出，末逾領，適會閩越王弟餘善殺王以降。 The Han host had not yet crossed the mountains when Yu Shan, the king of Minyue's brother, murdered his sovereign and surrendered.

今閩越王狠戾不仁，殺其骨肉，離其親戚，所為甚多不義，又數舉兵侵陵百越，並兼鄰國，以為暴強，陰計奇策，入燔尋陽樓船，欲招會稽之地，以踐句踐之跡。 The king of Minyue is savage and faithless—he murdered his kin, betrayed his allies, and raided his neighbors until he grew bold enough to burn the Han fleet at Yangxun and dream of seizing Kuaiji like Goujian of old.

今者，邊又言閩王率兩國擊南越。 The frontier now reports that the king of Minyue is driving two kingdoms against Nanyue.

故遣兩將屯於境上，震威武，揚聲鄉，屯曾未會，天誘其衷，閩王隕命，輒遣使者罷屯，毋後農時。 Two generals camped on the border to overawe them before a blow was struck—and Heaven struck first: the king of Minyue fell dead. Messengers then stood the troops down so the spring plowing would not be lost.

閩王以八月舉兵於冶南，士卒罷倦，三王之眾相與攻之，因其弱弟餘善以成其誅，至今國空虛，遣使者上符節，請所立，不敢自立，以待天子之明詔。 In the eighth month the king of Minyue rose south of Ye, but his troops were spent; the allied kings fell on him and his younger brother Yu Shan finished the deed. The kingdom stands leaderless: envoys have brought the seals and ask you to name a successor—they dare not enthrone themselves without your word.