Wang Yue (王越) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Yue as a general and official. This record brings together 7 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 Yue	王越	Wáng Yuè
Title	Pacifying the Hu General	平胡將軍

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · mingshi:014:s0066

Roles

General
Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 成化十七年 · Western Year: AD 1481
Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:014:s0086
Source Date: Text: 成化十九年 · Western Year: AD 1483
Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:014:s0119
Source Date: Text: 成化十八年 · Western Year: AD 1482
Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:014:s0101
Source Date: Text: 成化十六年 · Western Year: AD 1480
Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:014:s0066

Career and standing

Label: Director of military affairs / 提督軍務 · Action: appointed
Explicit · mingshi:014:s0066
Label: Pacifying the Hu General / 平胡將軍 · Action: appointed
Explicit · mingshi:014:s0086
Label: demotion as Wang Zhi partisan / 貶黜 · Action: demoted
Explicit · mingshi:014:s0119

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated · Other Person Id: Isibayan (亦思馬因) · Place: Weining Lake / 威寧海子
Explicit · mingshi:014:s0068
Relation: ally-of · Person Id: Wang Zhi (汪直)
Explicit · mingshi:014:s0119

References in the histories

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History of Ming, Chapter 14Volume 14 Annals 14: Xianzong 2 · 7 passages

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丁酉，保國公朱永為平虜將軍，充總兵官，王越提督軍務，汪直監軍，禦亦思馬因於延綏。 On dingyou Zhu Yong, Duke of Bao, was made Pacifying the Barbarians General and supreme commander, with Wang Yue directing operations and Wang Zhi supervising the army, to meet Isibayan on the Yan-Sui frontier.

戊寅，王越襲亦思馬因於威寧海子，破之。 On wuyin Wang Yue struck Isibayan at Weining Lake and routed him.

丙寅，朱永、汪直、王越帥京軍禦之。 On bingyin Zhu Yong, Wang Zhi, and Wang Yue marched the metropolitan army to meet him.

五月己亥，汪直監督軍務，王越為平胡將軍，充總兵官，禦之。 In the fifth month, on jihai, Wang Zhi took charge of operations and Wang Yue was made Pacifying the Hu General and supreme commander to repel him.

甲午，命所在鎮守總兵、巡撫聽汪直、王越節制。 On jiawu all frontier supreme commanders and regional inspectors were ordered to take direction from Wang Zhi and Wang Yue.

六月壬寅，亦思馬因犯延綏，汪直、王越調兵禦敗之。 In the sixth month, on renyin, Yisimayin struck Yan-sui; Wang Zhi and Wang Yue raised troops to meet him and drove him off.

壬申，謫汪直為奉御，其黨王越、戴縉等貶黜有差。 On renshen Wang Zhi was reduced to palace attendant, and his allies Wang Yue, Dai Jin, and others were punished and demoted according to their crimes.