Sui and Tang · Official

Wei Ke 韋恪

Attested AD 785 - AD 790

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wei Ke was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 785 to AD 790 貞元中
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 129, passages 163-164

Career and standing

magistrate of Fengyang in Shang prefecture 商州豐陽令
AD 785 to AD 790 貞元中 · Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 163
Sentenced
AD 785 to AD 790 貞元中 · Beaten and exiled · Punishment forty blows and long exile beyond the Ling mountains · Authority Emperor Dezong (德宗)
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 164

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Associated with
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 163

Events and relationships

AD 785 to AD 790 貞元中
Personal · Visitor · At the princess's residence 主第
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 163

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 163

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 129Volume 125 Biographies 75: Zhang Yi, Liu Congyi, Xiao Fu, Liu Hun · 2 passages

貞元中，蜀州別駕蕭鼎、商州豐陽令韋恪、前彭州司馬李萬、太子詹事李升等出入主第，穢聲流聞。 During the Zhenyuan era, Assistant Governor of Shu prefecture Xiao Ding, magistrate of Fengyang in Shang prefecture Wei Ke, former military adjutant of Peng prefecture Li Wan, Grand Steward of the Heir Apparent Li Sheng, and others came and went at the princess's residence, and scandalous reports spread.

德宗怒，幽主於別第，李萬決殺，升貶嶺南，蕭鼎、韋恪決四十，長流嶺表。 Emperor Dezong was enraged. The princess was confined in a separate residence. Li Wan was executed by decapitation. Li Sheng was demoted to Lingnan. Xiao Ding and Wei Ke were sentenced to forty blows and long exile beyond the Ling mountains.