Ming · Ruler and Official

Mo Hongyan 莫宏瀷

Mo Hongyi

Attested AD 1551

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Mo Hongyan was a ruler and Official.

Life and dates

Age

still a child when Fuhai died
Reckoning Unspecified
Directly stated · History of Ming 144, passage 264

Attested activity

AD 1551 三十年
Directly stated · History of Ming 144, passages 263, 266-267

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Kin of Mo Zhengzhong (莫正中)
clansman 族人 · paternal line
Directly stated · History of Ming 144, passage 265
Child of Mo Fuhai (莫福海)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Ming 144, passage 263

Career and standing

commissioner-in-chief 都統使
AD 1551 三十年 · Succeeded
Directly stated · History of Ming 144, passages 266-267

Places and affiliations

Polity Annam 安南 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · History of Ming 144, passages 263, 266

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 144Volume 144 Biographies 32: Cheng Yong, Ping An, He Fu, Gu Cheng · 3 passages

莫宏瀷者，安南都統使莫福海子也。 Mo Hongyan was the son of Mo Fuhai, the commissioner-in-chief of Annam.

福海死，宏瀷幼。 When Fuhai died, Hongyan was still a child.

時有議乘釁取安南者，寰與提督侍郎周延決策，請於朝，令宏瀷襲都統使，安南遂定。 Some at court urged seizing the opportunity to conquer Annam; Huan and supervising vice minister Zhou Yan decided otherwise, petitioned the throne to confirm Hongyan as commissioner-in-chief, and Annam was stabilized.