Meng Qian (孟遷) | 24 Histories

Overview

Meng Qian was an official.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 890 to AD 900 Xingzhou submission and betrayal
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 151, 155

Events and relationships

Handed Qianyu to Taiyuan
Political · Betrayer · With Wang Qianyu (王虔裕)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 155

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 21Volume 21 Book of Later Liang 21: Biographies 11: Pang Shigu, Huo Cun, Fu Daozhao, Xu Huaiyu, Guo Yan, Li Tangbin, Wang Qianyu, Liu Kangyi, Wang Yanzhang, He Delun · 5 passages

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逾年，邢州孟遷請降。 A year later Meng Qian of Xingzhou offered to submit.

未幾，晉人伐邢，孟遷遣使來乞師，太祖先遣虔裕選勇士百餘人徑往赴之，伺夜突入邢州。 Jin soon besieged Xing; Meng Qian begged aid, and the Founder sent Qianyu with a hundred picked men who entered the city by night.

邢人困而攜貳，遷乃縶虔裕送於太原，尋為所害。 With Xing wavering under the siege, Meng Qian handed Qianyu over to Taiyuan, where he was soon killed.

其後累典親軍，襲巢破蔡，斬獲尤多，累以戰功遷元從都將。 He later led the personal guard, won heavy spoils against Chao and at Cai, and rose to commander of the original followers.

及太祖盡下三鎮，議其功，奏加檢校右僕射，兼領軍衛，尋遷密州刺史，政甚簡靜。 When the three circuits fell he was made honorary Right Vice Director and guard commander, then prefect of Mi, where he ruled with quiet simplicity.