Wang Yanqiu (王晏球)

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Yanqiu as a general, military officer, official, and warlord. This record brings together 6 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wang Yanqiu	王晏球	Wang Yanqiu
Personal name	Wang Yanqiu	王晏球	Wang Yanqiu
Personal	Wang Yanqiu	王晏球	Wáng Yànqiú
Personal name	Yanqiu	晏球	Yanqiu

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0001
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:054:s0173, jiuwudaishi:054:s0185
Value: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:066:s0143

Roles

General
Military Officer
Official
Warlord

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 城陷，晏球獲之 · Western Year: AD 929
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:054:s0185
Source Date: Text: 天成三年四月 · Western Year: AD 928
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:054:s0173
Source Date: Text: 天成四年二月 · Western Year: AD 929
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:040:s0001, jiuwudaishi:040:s0003
Source Date: Text: 明宗朝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 926 · End: AD 933
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:066:s0143

Career and standing

Label: concurrent Attendant-in-Chief / 兼侍中 · Action: added
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0003
Label: Yan prefecture military commissioner / 鄆州節度使 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0003
Label: northern campaign headquarters commissioner / 北面行營招討使 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0003
Label: Song prefecture military commissioner / 宋州節度使 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0003

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: captor · Action: captured · Other Person Id: Li Jitao (李繼陶) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 城陷，晏球獲之 · Western Year: AD 929
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:054:s0185
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: recovered-Ding · Other Person Id: Wang Du (王都)
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0001
Kind: legal · Role: authority · Action: sent-captive-to-court · Other Person Id: Li Jitao (李繼陶)
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:054:s0185
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: suppressed-Wang-Du · Other Person Id: Wang Du (王都) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天成三年四月 · Western Year: AD 928
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:054:s0173, jiuwudaishi:054:s0179

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:054:s0173

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 40Volume 40 Book of Later Tang 16: Mingzong Annals 6 · 2 passages

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二月乙巳，王晏球奏，此月三日收復定州，獲王都首級，生擒契丹托諾等二千餘人。 On yisi in the second month Wang Yanqiu reported recovering Ding on the third, taking Wang Du's head and capturing over two thousand Khitan including Tuonuo alive.

辛亥，以北面行營招討使、宋州節度使王晏球為鄆州節度使，加兼侍中； On xinhai Wang Yanqiu of Song became Yan commissioner with attendant-in-chief rank;

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 54Volume 54 Book of Later Tang 30: Biographies 6: Wang Rong, Wang Zhaohui, Wang Chuzhi · 3 passages

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三年四月，製削都在身官爵，遣宋州節度使王晏球率師討之。 In the fourth month of the third year an edict stripped Du of all his titles and ranks, and Wang Yanqiu, military governor of Songzhou, was sent with troops to suppress him.

四年三月，晏球拔定州，時都校馬讓能降於曲陽門，都巷戰而敗，奔馬歸於府第，縱火焚之，府庫妻孥，一夕俱燼，惟擒托餒並其男四人、弟一人獻於行在。 In the third month of the fourth year Yanqiu captured Dingzhou. Du's officer Ma Rangneng surrendered at the Quyang Gate. Du fought in the lanes and was defeated, fled on horseback to his mansion, and set it ablaze. The treasury, wives, and children were all reduced to ashes in one night. Only Tuonuo was captured along with his four sons and one younger brother and presented at the imperial camp.

城陷，晏球獲之，拘送於闕下，行至邢州，遣使戮焉。 When the city fell Yanqiu captured him and sent him to court. When he reached Xingzhou an envoy was sent to execute him.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 66Volume 66 Book of Later Tang 42: Biographies 8: an Zhonghui, Zhu Hongzhao, Zhu Hongshi, Kang Yicheng, Yao Yanchou, Song Lingxun · 1 passage

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從王晏球討王都於定州，平之，領壽州節度使、侍衛步軍都虞候。 With Wang Yanqiu he pacified Wang Du at Ding and received Shou and Foot Army deputy command.