Ming · Official

Wan Jiankun 萬建崑

Attested AD 1599

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wan Jiankun was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1599 Activity described in s0044
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 219, passage 44

Events and relationships

Associate of Zhang Wei demoted after the sorcerous-book case.
Biographical event · Participant
Directly stated · History of Ming 219, passage 44

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 219Volume 219 Biographies 107: Zhang Siwei, Ma Ziqiang, Xu Guo, Zhao Zhigao, Zhang Wei, Zhu Geng · 1 passage

無何，有獲妖書名憂危竑議者，御史趙之翰言位實主謀．帝亦疑位怨望有他志，詔除名為民，遇赦不宥．其親故右都御史徐作、侍郎劉楚先、祭酒劉應秋、給事中楊廷蘭、主事萬建崑皆貶黜有差． Before long a sorcerous book called the Proposal of Worry for the Heir was seized; Censor Zhao Zhihan said Wei was the real ringleader. The emperor also suspected Wei of resentment and other designs; an edict removed his name and made him a commoner, not to be pardoned even in amnesty. His friends and associates—Right Censor-in-Chief Xu Zuo, Vice Minister Liu Chuxian, Chancellor Liu Yingqiu, Supervising Secretary Yang Tinglan, and Director Wan Jiankun—were all demoted to various degrees.