Overview
Xi Ning was a Strategist and Spy.
Life and dates
Death
- Cause Execution · Authority Yu Qian (于謙) · At Datong 大同Directly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 127
Attested activity
- AD 1449 to AD 1450 上皇北狩且一年Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 170, passages 126-127
- AD 1449 十月Directly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 97
- AD 1436 to AD 1464 英宗時Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 77, passages 237, 242
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- EnteredDefectorDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 97
- HeldEunuchDirectly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 242
- SufferedDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 127
Places and affiliations
- Polity Ming 明 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 242
Events and relationships
- Began eunuch estate fieldsAdministrative · Early eunuch estate holderDirectly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 242
- Devised demands and threatsDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 126
- Relation Chief strategist for · Person Esen (也先)Directly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 126
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Ming 77, passage 242
References in the histories
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