Overview
Wang Yanqiu was a general.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 928 七月己巳Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passage 149
- AD 928 七月甲子Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passage 144
- AD 928 七月甲寅Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passage 131
- AD 928 五月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passages 100, 104
- AD 928 五月壬申Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passage 119
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passage 104
Works and attributed material
- Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passages 104, 119, 131, 144, 149
- Military report continuation · ActorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passage 147
Events and relationships
- Attacked rebel cityAD 928 六月二十二日 · Military · Commander · Outcome Three thousand woundedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passages 131-132
- Pursued and routedMilitary · Commander · At Mancheng 滿城 · Outcome Two thousand heads, one thousand horsesDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passage 147
- Pursued and slaughteredAD 928 七月二十一日 · Military · Commander · At Yizhou 易州 · Outcome Slaughter for forty li, many capturedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passage 149
- Recovered passesMilitary · Commander · At Dingzhou northern and western passes 定州北西二關城Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passage 104
- RoutedAD 928 七月十九日 · Military · Commander · At north of the Tang River 唐河北 · Outcome Khitan relief force defeatedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passage 144
- RoutedAD 928 五月二十一日 · Military · Commander · At Quyang 曲陽 · Outcome Thousands slain or capturedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passage 119
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- Relation Pressed by · Person Zhang Qianzhao (張虔釗)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passage 132
- Relation Pressed by · Person Zhu Hongzhao (朱宏昭)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passage 132
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment knew the city was prepared and did not wish to press the attack · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passage 132
Source notes
- Zizhi Tongjian dates the Tang River victory to renxu rather than jiaziField battle-date · Mode named-source-report Source Work Zizhi Tongjian 通鑒Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 39, passage 146
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