Overview
Wang Yanqiu was a general and Official.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changed name | Du Shaoqian | 杜紹虔 | |
| Courtesy name | Yingzhi | 瑩之 | Yingzhi |
| Alternate name | Shaoqian | 紹虔 | Shaoqian |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 932 長興三年At at his post 於鎮Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 88
Age
- 60AD 932 長興三年 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 88
Attested activity
- AD 927 天成二年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 69
- AD 909 梁開平三年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 53
- AD 923 莊宗入汴Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 64
- AD 916 貞明二年四月十九日Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 57
- AD 932 長興三年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 88
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Du (adoptive father of Wang Yanqiu) (杜氏)adopted as a son 畜之為子 · Adoptive parentage
took him in as a son 畜之為子 · Adoptive parentageDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 47 - Parent of Wang Che (王徹)son 子Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 90
Career and standing
- concurrent Director of the Secretariat 兼中書令AddedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 87
- deputy northern pacification commissioner 北面行營副招討Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 天成二年 · Western Year: AD 927Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 69
- Right Thousand-Ox Guard general 右千牛衛將軍Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 梁開平三年 · Western Year: AD 909Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 53
- defense commissioner of Qi 齊州防禦使AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 66
- military governor of Song 宋州節度使AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 68
- military governor of Tianping 天平軍節度使AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 86
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- northern pacification commissioner 北面招討使AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 74
- overall commander of the four Dragon-Soaring armies 龍驤四軍都指揮使AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 56
- prefect of Shan 單州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 62
- Hall Sons Corps commander 廳子都指揮使Promoted toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 52
- military governor of Qing 青州TransferredDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 87
- Grand Commandant 太尉Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 89
Places and affiliations
- At Luoyang 洛都 · Relation ClaimedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 46
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Last Liang Emperor (梁末帝)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 61
- Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 82
Events and relationships
- Defeated mutinyDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 55
- DefeatedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passages 76-77
- DefeatedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passages 78-79
- Suppressed mutinyDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passages 57, 59, 62
- SurrenderedAD 923 莊宗入汴 · Political · Surrendered · With Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang (後唐莊宗) · At Fengqiu 封丘Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 65
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment possessed the strategy of a commander · Mode public-opinionDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 86
- shared hardship with troops; spent stipends on feasting soldiersCharacterDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 84
Source notes
- Granted imperial surname and nameFrom Wang Yanqiu 王晏球 · To Shaoqian (imperial surname) 紹虔Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 66
- RestoredFrom granted name Shaoqian 紹虔 · To original surname and given name restored 本姓名Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 64, passage 68
References in the histories
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