Ming · General

Wang Xian 王憲

Attested AD 1641

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Xian was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1641 十四年
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 219

Career and standing

regional commander 總兵
AD 1641 十四年 · Held
Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 219

Places and affiliations

Polity Ming 明 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 219

Events and relationships

Guarded mausoleums
AD 1641 十四年 · Military · Commander · With Huang Degong (黃得功) · At Fengyang and Sizhou 鳳陽、泗州陵
Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 219

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 268Volume 268 Biographies 156: Cao Wenzhao, Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong · 1 passage

十四年以總兵與王憲分護鳳陽、泗州陵，得功駐定遠。 In the fourteenth year he and Wang Xian guarded the Fengyang and Sizhou mausoleums as commanders; Degong was posted at Dingyuan.