Song, Liao, and Jin · Envoy

Wang Ahai 王阿海

Attested AD 1124

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Ahai was an envoy.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1124 天會二年
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 134, passages 26, 34

Career and standing

Jin envoy 使人
Directly stated · History of Jin 134, passages 26, 34

Events and relationships

Delivered sworn edict
AD 1124 天會二年 · Diplomatic · Envoy
Directly stated · History of Jin 134, passage 26

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 134Volume 134 Biographies 72: Foreign Countries 1: Xixia · 2 passages

太宗使王阿海、楊天吉往賜誓詔曰：「維天會二年歲次甲辰，閏三月戊寅朔，皇帝賜誓詔于夏國王乾順：先皇帝誕膺駿命，肇啟鴻圖，而卿國據夏台，境連遼右，以效力於昏主，致結釁于王師。 Emperor Taizong sent Wang Ahai and Yang Tianji to deliver the sworn edict: "In Tianhui 2, year jiachen, on the first day of the intercalary third month, the Emperor bestows this sworn edict upon Xia King Qianshun: The late emperor received Heaven's mandate and founded our great enterprise, yet your state holds Xia Terrace on Liao's western border, serving a deluded sovereign and thereby drawing Our armies into war.

是時，宗翰朝京師未還，錄夏國奏付權都統斡魯，宋人侵略新受疆土、及使人王阿海爭儀物事，與夏通問以便宜決之。 Zonghan was still at court and had not returned; the Xia memorial was forwarded to Acting Commander Wulu with orders to settle, as circumstances required, both Song's encroachment on newly granted lands and the dispute over ceremonial gifts with envoy Wang Ahai through consultation with Xia.