Wanyan Xinie Abu (完顏習捏阿不)

Overview

The translated histories identify Wanyan Xinie Abu as a general, military officer, official, and statesman. This record brings together 7 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wanyan Xinie Abu	完顏習捏阿不	Wányán Xíniē Ābù
Alternate name	Abu	阿不	Ābù
Personal name	Wanyan Xinie Abu	完顏習捏阿不	Wányán Xíniē Ābù
Personal	Wanyan Xinie'abu	完顏習捏阿不	Wányán Xíniē'ābù

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jinshi:115:s0002, yuanshi:002:s0048

Roles

General
Military Officer
Official
Statesman

Life and dates

Death

Manner: killed by Cui Li · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 五年癸巳 · Western Year: AD 1233 · Authority Person Id: Cui Li (崔立)
Explicit · yuanshi:002:s0048
Manner: killed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天興二年正月戊辰 · Western Year: AD 1233 · Killer Person Id: Cui Li (崔立)
Explicit · jinshi:115:s0058

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 五年癸巳 · Western Year: AD 1233
Explicit event contextual date · yuanshi:002:s0048
Source Date: Text: 天興二年正月 · Western Year: AD 1233
Explicit event contextual date · jinshi:115:s0058, jinshi:115:s0034
Source Date: Text: 天興元年冬十月 · Western Year: AD 1232
Explicit event contextual date · jinshi:115:s0017

Career and standing

Label: vice commissioner of military affairs, concurrent prefect of Kaifeng, acting vice grand councilor / 樞密副使兼知開封府權參知政事 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jinshi:115:s0017

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Provenance: Mode: quotation · Speaker Person Id: Wanyan Xinie Abu (完顏習捏阿不)
Explicit · jinshi:115:s0040, jinshi:115:s0043, jinshi:115:s0045, jinshi:115:s0051, jinshi:115:s0055

References in the histories

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History of Jin, Chapter 115Volume 115 Biographies 53: Wanyan Nushen, Cui Li, Li Qi, Nie Tianji, Chizhan Weixin · 6 passages

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冬十月，哀宗議親出捍禦，以奴申參知政事、兼樞密副使，完顏習捏阿不樞密副使、兼知開封府、權參知政事，總諸軍留守京師。 In the tenth month of winter, Emperor Aizong planned to lead the defense in person. He left Nushen as vice grand councilor and concurrent vice commissioner of military affairs, and Wanyan Xinie Abu as vice commissioner of military affairs, concurrent prefect of Kaifeng, and acting vice grand councilor, to command all forces and hold the capital.

阿不曰：「吾二人惟有一死耳。」 Abu said: "The two of us have nothing but death to offer."

阿不屈指曰：「七日矣。」 Abu counted on his fingers and said: "Seven days."

忽聞召京城士庶計事，奴申拱立無語，獨阿不反復申諭：「國家至此無可奈何，凡有可行當共議之」，且繼以涕泣。 When the capital's officials and commoners were suddenly summoned to deliberate, Nushen stood with folded hands and said nothing. Abu alone kept repeating: "The state has come to this pass and can do nothing—whatever may yet be done, let us discuss it together," and wept as he spoke.

立麾其党先殺阿不，次殺奴申及左司郎中納合德輝等，余見《崔立傳》。 Cui Li signaled his men; they killed Abu first, then Nushen and left bureau director Nahe Dehui and others—the rest is recorded in the Biography of Cui Li.

哀宗北禦，以孤城弱卒托之奴申、阿不二人，可謂難矣。 When Emperor Aizong went north to resist the invaders, entrusting a besieged city and a feeble garrison to Nushen and Abu alone, the task was formidable indeed.

History of Yuan, Chapter 2Volume 2 Annals 2: Taizong, Dingzong · 1 passage

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戊辰，金西面元帥崔立殺留守完顏奴申、完顏習捏阿不，以南京降。 On wuchen day Cui Li, Jin's western-area commander, killed the garrison commanders Wanyan Nushen and Wanyan Xinie'abu and surrendered Nanjing.