Ming · Official and General

Tie Xian 鐵鉉

Attested AD 1400 - AD 1400

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Tie Xian was an official and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1400 建文二年九月
Directly stated · History of Ming 4, passage 109
AD 1400 建文二年五月
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 4, passages 101, 104
AD 1400 建文二年秋八月
Directly stated · History of Ming 4, passage 107

Career and standing

minister of war 兵部尚書
Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 建文二年九月 · Western Year: AD 1400
Directly stated · History of Ming 4, passage 109
Shandong administration commissioner 山東布政使
Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 建文二年九月 · Western Year: AD 1400
Directly stated · History of Ming 4, passage 109
participating secretary 參政
Held
Directly stated · History of Ming 4, passage 104

Places and affiliations

Ming 明
Relation Served
Strongly inferred · History of Ming 4, passage 104

Events and relationships

Defended Jinan
Military · Defender · With Sheng Yong (盛庸)
Directly stated · History of Ming 4, passage 104

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Emperor Gongming · 3 passages

參政鐵鉉、都督盛庸悉力御之。 Participating Secretary Tie Xian and Commander-in-Chief Sheng Yong threw everything they had into the defense.

戊申，盛庸、鐵鉉擊敗燕兵，濟南圍解，復德州。 On the wushen day, Sheng Yong and Tie Xian broke the Yan forces, lifted the siege of Jinan, and won Dezhou back.

辛未，封盛庸歷城侯，擢鐵鉉山東布政使，參贊軍務，尋進兵部尚書。 On the xinwei day, Sheng Yong was created Marquis of Licheng; Tie Xian was raised to Shandong administrative commissioner to assist in the war effort and shortly after made Minister of War.