Wang Yanwei (王彥威)

Overview

Wang Yanwei was a rebel.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 913 末帝即位
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passage 213

Events and relationships

Captured and sent to capital
Military · Captured · With Wang Jingren (王景仁)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 23, passage 213

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 23Volume 23 Book of Later Liang 23: Biographies 13: Liu Xun, He Gui, Kang Huaiying, Wang Jingren · 1 passage

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末帝即位，復用為南面北面行營招討應接使，以兵萬餘人伐壽州，至霍丘接戰，擒賊將袁叢、王彥威、王璠等送京師。 At the Last Emperor's accession he was again made liaison pacification commissioner for the southern and northern campaigns; with more than ten thousand men he attacked Shou, fought at Huoqiu, and sent the rebel generals Yuan Cong, Wang Yanwei, and Wang Fan to court.