Ming · Eunuch

Xi Ning 喜寧

Attested AD 1449

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xi Ning was an eunuch.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1449 十月
Directly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 97

Career and standing

Entered
Defector
Directly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 97

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 170Volume 170 Biographies 58: Yu Qian · 1 passage

叛閹喜寧嗾使邀大臣迎駕，索金帛以萬萬計，復邀謙及王直、胡濙等出議。 The defecting eunuch Xi Ning urged them to summon ministers to welcome the captive emperor, demanding gold and silk by the myriad, and again invited Qian, Wang Zhi, Hu Ying, and others to come out and negotiate.