Wang Yin (王殷) | 24 Histories

Overview

Wang Yin was an official.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 905 弒何皇后
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 121
AD 904 昭宗東遷洛陽
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 113

Career and standing

imperial secretariat commissioner 宣徽使
AD 904 昭宗東遷洛陽 · Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 113

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 113

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 43Volume 43 Miscellaneous Biographies 23: Shi Shucong, Li Yanwei, Li Zhen, Pei Di, Wei Zhen, Kong Xun, Sun Dezhao, Wang Jingrao, Jiang Yin · 3 passages

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昭宗東遷洛陽，太祖盡去天子左右，悉以梁人代之，以王殷為宣徽使，循為副使。 When Zhaozong was moved to Luoyang, Taizu stripped the emperor’s household of every Tang loyalist and filled it with Liang men. Wang Yin became commissioner of the Imperial Secretariat; Xun was his deputy.

循與蔣玄暉、張廷範等共與弒昭宗之謀，其後循與玄暉有隙，哀帝即位，將有事於南郊，循因與王殷讒於太祖曰：「玄暉私侍何太后，與廷範等奉天子郊天，冀延唐祚。」 Xun had helped Jiang Xuanhui, Zhang Tingfan, and the rest murder Zhaozong, then quarreled with Xuanhui. Emperor Ai was preparing the southern suburban sacrifice when Xun and Wang Yin told Taizu: “Xuanhui is sleeping with Empress Dowager He. He and Tingfan mean to march the emperor to the altar and keep Tang alive.”

太祖遣循與王殷弒何皇后，因殺璨及玄暉、廷範等，以循為樞密副使。 Taizu sent Xun and Wang Yin to kill Empress Dowager He, then executed Can, Xuanhui, Tingfan, and the others, and made Xun deputy commissioner of the Palace Secretariat.