Wang Xingyu (王行瑜)

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Xingyu as a military officer, rebel, and warlord. This record brings together 8 passages from 6 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wang Xingyu	王行瑜	Wang Xingyu
Personal name	Wang Xingyu	王行瑜	Wang Xingyu

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:065:s0076, xinwudaishi:038:s0008
Sex: male
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:072:s0004, jiuwudaishi:096:s0177, xinwudaishi:035:s0047

Roles

Military Officer
Rebel
Warlord

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: AD 895 · Western Year: AD 895
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:065:s0076
Source Date: Text: 乾寧初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 894 · End: AD 898
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:050:s0082
Source Date: Text: 乾符中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 874 · End: AD 879
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:096:s0177
Source Date: Text: 昭宗時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 888 · End: AD 904
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:035:s0096
Source Date: Text: 晉王兵擊王行瑜 · Western Year: AD 895
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:038:s0008
Source Date: Text: 武皇之討王行瑜 · Western Year: AD 895
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:072:s0004
Source Date: Text: 邠州王行瑜 · Western Interval: Start: AD 890 · End: AD 895
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:035:s0047

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: opposed · Action: attacked-by · Other Person Id: Li Keyong (李克用)
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0082
Kind: military · Role: target · Action: attacked · Other Person Id: Emperor Wu (武皇) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 武皇之討王行瑜 · Western Year: AD 895
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:072:s0004

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 50Volume 50 Book of Later Tang 26: Biographies 2: Imperial Family · 1 passage

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乾寧初，改忻州刺史，從入關討王行瑜，充馬步軍都將，以功授檢校司徒。 Early in the Qianning era he was made prefect of Xinzhou. He followed Li Keyong through the passes against Wang Xingyu as commander-in-chief of horse and foot and, for his service, was appointed acting minister of education.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 65Volume 65 Book of Later Tang 41: Biographies 17: Li Jianji, Shi Junli, Gao Xinggui, Zhang Tingyu, Wang Sitong, Suo Zitong · 1 passage

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幼事武皇於雲中，從平黃巢，討王行瑜，自行間漸升為小將。 As a youth he served the Martial Emperor at Yunzhong, followed him against Huang Chao and Wang Xingyu, and slowly rose from the ranks to junior command.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 72Volume 72 Book of Later Tang 48: Biographies 24: Zhang Chengye, Zhang Juhan, Ma Shaohong, Meng Hangqiong · 1 passage

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武皇之討王行瑜，承業累奉使渭北，因留監武皇軍事，賊平，改酒坊使。 When Emperor Wu marched against Wang Xingyu, Chengye was sent repeatedly as envoy to the country north of the Wei River and then stayed on to supervise the army. After the rebels were crushed, he was made Commissioner of the Wine Monopoly.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 96Volume 96 Book of Later Jin 22: Biographies 11: Kong Chongbi, Chen Baoji, Wang Yu, Zhang Jizuo, Zhen Ruan, Hu Rao, Liu Suiqing, Fang Gao, Meng Chenghui, Liu Jixun, Zheng Shouyi, Cheng Xun, Li Yu, Zheng Xuansu, Ma Zhongji, Chen Xuan · 1 passage

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乾符中，後唐武皇自太原率師攻王行瑜，路出於蒲中，時元侍湯藥，武皇甚重之。 During Qianfu, Later Tang's martial emperor marched from Taiyuan against Wang Xingyu and passed through Pu. Yuan attended him with medicines, and the martial emperor held him in high regard.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 35Volume 35 Biographies 15: Zhan Wenyu, Yang She, Zhang Ce, Zhao Guangfeng, Xue Yiju, Su Xun · 3 passages

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邠州王行瑜辟觀察支使。 Wang Xingyu of Binzhou made him observation administrative aide.

晉王李克用攻行瑜，策與婢肩輿其母東歸，行積雪中，行者憐之。 When the Prince of Jin Li Keyong attacked Xingyu, Ce with a maid carried his mother east in a sedan through deep snow; passersby pitied them.

昭宗時，王行瑜、李茂貞兵犯京師，昭宗殺讓能於臨臯以自解。 Under Zhaozong, Wang Xingyu and Li Maozhen attacked the capital; Zhaozong killed Rangneng at Linhao to excuse himself.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 38Volume 38 Biographies 18: Zhang Chengye, Zhang Juhan · 1 passage

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晉王兵擊王行瑜，承業數往來兵間，晉王喜其為人。 When the Prince of Jin campaigned against Wang Xingyu, Chengye shuttled among the armies; the Prince of Jin took a liking to him.