Ming · Ming General

Wang Chengen 王承恩

Wang Cheng'en

Attested AD 1632

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Chengen was a Ming General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1632 十月
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passages 41, 53, 56

Career and standing

ranked after Jiamo in merit 又次之
Reported
Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 56

Places and affiliations

Polity Ming 明 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · History of Ming 268, passage 41

Events and relationships

Defeated
Military · Commander · With Ketianfei (可天飞), Hao Lin'an (郝临庵), Liu Daojiang (刘道江) · At Iron Horn City 铁角城
Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 41

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 268Volume 268 Biographies 156: Cao Wenzhao, Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong · 2 passages

可天飛、郝臨庵，劉道江為王承恩所敗，退保鐵角城。 Ketianfei, Hao Lin'an, and Liu Daojiang, beaten by Wang Chengen, fell back to Iron Horn City.

巡撫御史範復粹匯奏首功凡三萬六千六百有奇，文詔功第一，嘉謨次之，承恩、麒又次之。 Censor-grand coordinator Fan Fucui reported a combined head count of more than 36,600; Wenzhao ranked first in merit, Jiamo second, Chengen and Qi after them.