Five Dynasties · Military Officer

Wang Yin 王殷

Attested AD 950

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Yin was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 950 乾祐三年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 103, passages 101-102, 104

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Han 後漢 · Relation Associated with
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 103, passages 101-102, 104

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 103Volume 103 Book of Later Han 5: Emperor Yin Annals, Part 2 · 5 passages

丁丑，澶州節度使李洪義受得密詔，知事不克，乃引使人見王殷。 On dingchou, Chanzhou commissioner Li Hongyi received the secret edict, saw the plot would fail, and brought the envoy to Wang Yin.

殷與洪義遣本州副使陳光穗賫所受密詔，馳至鄴都。 Yin and Hongyi sent vice commissioner Chen Guangsu with the edict at full speed to Yedu.

〈（《宋史》：少帝遣供奉官孟業賫密詔，令洪義殺王殷。 (From the History of Song: the young emperor sent tribute officer Meng Ye with a secret edict for Hongyi to kill Wang Yin.

洪義素怯懦，慮殷覺，遷延不敢發，遽引業見殷。 Hongyi was by nature cowardly, feared discovery, hesitated, then abruptly presented Ye to Yin.

殷乃錮業，送密詔於周祖。）〉 Yin imprisoned Ye and forwarded the secret edict to the Zhou founder.)〉