Five Dynasties · Ruler

Ma Xie 馬希萼

Attested AD 951 - AD 960

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Ma Xie was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 951 to AD 960 廣順至顯德湖南
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passages 140, 174

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 66Volume 66: Hereditary House of Chu · 5 passages

希萼攻希廣，以進逵為先鋒，陷長沙。 In Xie's assault on Xiguang, Jinkui led the vanguard and captured Changsha.

長沙遭亂殘毀，希萼使進逵以靜江兵營緝之，兵皆愁怨，進逵因擁之，夜以長柯巨斧斫關，奔歸武陵。 Changsha lay in ruins after the fighting. Xie sent Jinkui with Jingjiang troops to restore order, but the men were bitter. Jinkui rallied them, and by night they smashed the gates with long poles and great axes and fled back to Wuling.

希萼方醉，不能省，明日遣將唐翥追之，及於武陵，翥戰大敗而還。 Xie was too drunk to grasp what had happened. The next day he sent Tang Zhu in pursuit. Zhu caught them at Wuling, was routed, and retreated.

已而希萼將徐威等作亂，縛希萼而立希崇，湖南大亂。 Soon Xie's officer Xu Wei mutinied, bound Xie, and installed Xichong. Hunan plunged into chaos.

與王進逵俱為靜江軍卒，事希萼為軍校。 He and Wang Jinkui had both served in the Jingjiang army under Xie as junior officers.