Five Dynasties · Adopted Son of Wang Shenzhi and Prefect of Jianzhou

Wang Yanbin 王延稟

Wáng Yánbǐng

First attested AD 926; died AD 931

Passages: 8
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Yanbin was an Adopted Son of Wang Shenzhi and Prefect of Jianzhou.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Alternate name	Yanbin	延廩

Life and dates

Death

AD 931 長興二年
Captured and executed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passages 48, 50

Attested activity

AD 926 to AD 931 延翰立至長興二年
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passages 37, 47

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Wang Shenzhi (王審知)
adopted son 養子 · Adoptive parentage
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 37
Parent of Wang Jixiong (王繼雄)
son 子
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 47
Parent of Wang Jisheng (王繼升)
son 子
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 51

Career and standing

governor of Jianzhou 建州刺史
AD 925 to AD 931 審知時至長興二年 · Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 37

Places and affiliations

At Jianzhou 建州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 37

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 45

Events and relationships

Attacked Fuzhou
AD 931 長興二年 · Military · Attacker · With Wang Yanjun (王延鈞)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 47
Seized and killed
AD 926 十二月 · Military · Co conspirator · With Wang Yanhan (王延翰)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passages 39-40
Relation Elder brother figure to · Person Wang Yanjun (王延鈞)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 45
Relation Rival of · Person Wang Yanhan (王延翰)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 37

Source notes

From Zhou 周氏 · To Wang Yanbin 延稟 · original surname Zhou; adopted into the Wang house
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 37

References in the histories

Search passages

History

8 passages

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 68Volume 68: Hereditary House of Min · 8 passages

審知養子建州刺史延稟，本姓周氏，自審知時與延翰不葉。 Shenzhi's adopted son Yanbin, governor of Jianzhou, had been born a Zhou. He and Yanhan had been at odds since Shenzhi's day.

十二月，延稟、延鈞皆以兵入，執延翰殺之。 In the twelfth month Yanbin and Yanjun marched in with their armies, seized Yanhan, and put him to death.

初，延稟與鏻之謀殺延翰也，延稟之兵先至，已執延翰而殺之，膽日鏻兵始至，延稟自以養子，推鏻而立之。 When Yanbin and Lin had plotted to kill Yanhan, Yanbin's forces arrived first and had already seized and executed him. Lin's troops came only the following day. As an adopted son, Yanbin deferred and set Lin on the throne.

延稟還建州，鏻餞於郊，延稟臨訣謂鏻曰：「善繼先誌，毋煩老兄復來！」 Yanbin returned to Jianzhou, and Lin escorted him to the outskirts of the city. At their farewell Yanbin told him, "Uphold our forefathers' legacy—and do not make your elder brother march here again!"

長興二年，延稟率兵擊鏻，攻其西門，使其子繼雄轉海攻其南門，鏻遣王仁達拒之。 In the second year of Changxing, Yanbin marched against Lin, assaulting the western gate while his son Jixiong sailed around to attack the southern gate. Lin sent Wang Renda to meet them.

仁達伏甲舟中，偽立白幟請降，繼雄信之，登舟，伏兵發，刺殺之，梟其首西門，其兵見之皆潰去，延稟見執。 Renda concealed armored men aboard his vessels and hoisted white flags in a feigned surrender. Jixiong believed him, came aboard, and the hidden soldiers leaped out and killed him. Renda displayed Jixiong's head at the western gate; at the sight his army broke and fled. Yanbin was taken prisoner.

延廩不能對，遂殺之。 Yanbin had no answer and was executed on the spot.

延稟子繼升守建州，聞敗，奔於錢塘。 Yanbin's son Jisheng was defending Jianzhou. When he heard of the defeat he fled to Qiantang.