Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General and Administrator

Wang Yong 王勇

Died AD 589

Passages: 12
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Yong as an administrator and general. This record brings together 12 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wang Yong	王勇	Wang Yong
Personal name	Wang Yong	王勇	Wang Yong
Given	Yong	勇

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · chenshu:014:s0136

Roles

Administrator
General

Life and dates

Death

Manner: illness on road · Place: Jingzhou / 荊州 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 降後至荊州 · Western Year: AD 589
Explicit · chenshu:014:s0151

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 太建中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 569 · End: AD 582
Explicit · chenshu:014:s0140
Source Date: Text: 禎明三年 · Western Year: AD 589
Explicit · chenshu:014:s0136, chenshu:014:s0151

Family

Sibling of Deng Hao (鄧暠)
Kinship Term: uterine younger brother / 同產弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Role: younger-brother · Object Role: elder-brother

Career and standing

Label: Administrator of Jinling / 晉陵太守 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太建中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 569 · End: AD 582
Explicit · chenshu:014:s0140
Label: Sui posthumous Grand General; Songzhou inspector; Duke of Guiren / 大將軍、宋州刺史，歸仁縣公 · Action: posthumously-granted
Explicit · chenshu:014:s0151
Title: Viscount of Longyang / 龍陽縣子 · Action: enfeoffed
Explicit · chenshu:014:s0142

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: surrendered to Sui
Explicit · chenshu:014:s0150

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: able official · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · chenshu:014:s0140

References in the histories

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Book of Chen, Chapter 14Volume 14: Chen Chang; Chen Tanlang · 12 passages

禎明三年，隋師濟江，東衡州刺史王勇遣高州刺史戴智烈將五百騎迎方慶，[8]欲令承制總督征討諸軍事。 In Zhenming year three, as Sui crossed the Yangzi, Eastern Hengzhou inspector Wang Yong sent Gaozhou inspector Dai Zhilie with five hundred horsemen to fetch Fangqing, [8] planning to put him at the head of all southern armies.

是時隋行軍總管韋洸帥兵度嶺，宣隋文帝敕云：「若嶺南平定，留勇與豐州刺史鄭萬頃且依舊職。」 Sui commander Wei Guang then crossed the mountains and proclaimed an edict from Emperor Wen of Sui: "If Lingnan is pacified, Yong and Fengzhou inspector Zheng Wanqing shall remain in their former posts."

方慶聞之，恐勇賣己，乃不從，率兵以拒智烈。 Fangqing feared Yong meant to betray him, refused, and marched against Zhilie.

王勇，太建中為晉陵太守，在職有能名。 Wang Yong had served as Jinling administrator in the Taijian era and was known as an able official.

方慶之襲馬靖也，朝廷以勇為超武將軍、東衡州刺史，領始興內史，以為方慶聲勢。 When Fangqing moved against Ma Jing, the court made Yong super martial general, inspector of Eastern Hengzhou, and interior magistrate of Shixing to strengthen Fangqing's position.

靖誅，以功封龍陽縣子。 After Jing's death Yong was enfeoffed as viscount of Longyang for his service.

及隋軍臨江，詔授勇使持節、光勝將軍、總督衡廣交桂武等二十四州諸軍事、平越中郎將，仍入援。 As Sui reached the river, Yong was made bearer of the staff, guang victorious general, commander of twenty-four southern provinces including Heng and Guang, and general who pacifies the Yue, and ordered north to reinforce the capital.

會京城陷、勇因移檄管內，徵兵據守，使其同產弟鄧暠將兵五千，頓于嶺上。 When the capital fell Yong issued calls to arms, mustered troops to hold Lingnan, and sent his younger brother Deng Hao with five thousand men to camp on the pass.

及方慶敗績，虜其妻子，收其貲產，分賞將帥。 After Fangqing's defeat Yong seized his family and goods and shared the loot among his generals.

是時韋洸兵已上嶺，豐州刺史鄭萬頃據州不受勇召，而高梁女子 Wei Guang had already crossed the mountains; Fengzhou inspector Zheng Wanqing held his province and ignored Yong's call, while the Gaoliang woman

洗氏舉兵以應隋軍，[9]攻陷傍郡，勇計無所出，乃以其眾降。 Xi raised troops for Sui, [9] overran neighboring districts; with no options left Yong surrendered with his army.

及王勇之殺方慶，萬頃乃率州兵拒勇，遣使由間道降于隋軍。 After Yong killed Fangqing, Wanqing marched against him and sent envoys by a hidden route to surrender to Sui.