Song, Liao, and Jin · Military Officer

Wang Gongzuo 王公佐

Attested AD 1221 - AD 1222

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Gongzuo was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1222 元光元年正月
Strongly inferred · History of Jin 112, passages 43, 49
AD 1221 去歲十月
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 112, passages 43-44

Career and standing

Jia Prefecture army controller 葭州提控
Held
Directly stated · History of Jin 112, passage 43

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 金 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Jin 112, passage 43
At Jia Prefecture 葭州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · History of Jin 112, passage 43

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Wanyan Heda (完顏合達) · Mode named-source-report Speaker Wang Gongzuo (王公佐)
Directly stated · History of Jin 112, passages 43-48

Events and relationships

Encamped and gathered survivors
AD 1221 去歲十月 · Military · Commander · At Beishishanzi 石山子
Directly stated · History of Jin 112, passage 44
Requested escort inland
Military · Petitioner · Outcome No response
Directly stated · History of Jin 112, passage 46
Requested troops to burn pontoon and retake Jia
Military · Petitioner · Outcome Refused
Directly stated · History of Jin 112, passage 45

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 112Volume 112 Biographies 50: Wanyan Heda, Yi Lapua · 4 passages

葭州提控王公佐言於合達曰：「去歲十月，北兵既破葭州，構浮梁河上。 Jia Prefecture army controller Wang Gongzuo told Heda: "Last October, after the northern army took Jia Prefecture, they built a pontoon bridge across the river.

公佐寓州治北石山子，招集餘眾得二千餘人，欲複州城。 Gongzuo made camp at Beishishanzi north of the prefectural seat, gathered more than two thousand survivors, and hoped to retake the prefectural city.

若是秋敵騎複來，則公佐力屈死于敵手，而遺民亦俱屠矣。」 If enemy cavalry return this autumn, Gongzuo's strength will give out and he will die at their hands, and the surviving people will be slaughtered as well."

合達乃上言：「臣願馳至延安，與元帥買住議，以兵護公佐軍民來屯吳堡，伺隙而動。」 Heda then memorialized: "Your subject wishes to ride at once to Yan'an and consult with Marshal Maizhu about using troops to escort Gongzuo's soldiers and civilians to Wubao and waiting for an opportunity to strike."