Wang Yanping (王晏平)

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Yanping as a general and named individual. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wang Yanping	王晏平	Wang Yanping

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0072

Roles

General
Named Individual

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 元和十三年 · Regnal Year: 13 · Western Year: AD 818
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0072

Family

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Child of Wang Zhixing (王智興)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological

Career and standing

Label: Shuofang-Ling-Yan military governor / 朔方靈鹽節度使 · Action: held
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0095
Action: exiled then reassigned
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0097

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0072

References in the histories

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New Book of Tang, Chapter 172Volume 172 Biographies 97: Yu, Wang, Two Du's, Fan · 3 passages

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元和十三年，伐師道，智興以步騎八千次胡陵，與忠武軍會，以騎畀其子晏平、晏宰為先鋒，自率軍繼之。 In Yuanhe year 13, campaigning against Shidao, Zhixing encamped eight thousand infantry and cavalry at Huling, joined the Zhongwu army, put his sons Yanping and Yanzai at the head of the cavalry vanguard, and followed with the main force.

子九人，晏平、宰知名。 He had nine sons; Yanping and Yanzai were the most notable.

晏平幼從父軍，以討同捷功，檢校右散騎常侍、朔方靈鹽節度使。 Yanping had followed his father on campaign from boyhood; for his service against Tongjie he was made acting Right Regular Attendant and military governor of Shuofang-Ling-Yan.