Song, Liao, and Jin · Official

Yang Wenzhong 楊文仲

Attested AD 1242 - AD 1258

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yang Wenzhong was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1242 壬寅
Directly stated · History of Yuan 161, passage 28
AD 1258 戊午
Directly stated · History of Yuan 161, passage 30

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Yang Wen'an (楊文安)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 161, passages 27-28
Child of Yang Daquan (楊大全)
eldest son 長子
Directly stated · History of Yuan 161, passage 28
Child of Lady Liu (劉氏)
mother 母
Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 161, passages 28-29

Career and standing

Pacification Commissioner 安撫使
AD 1258 戊午 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 161, passage 30

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 161Volume 161 Biographies 48: Yang Dayuan, Liu Zheng · 2 passages

壬寅，國兵入蜀，大全戰死，贈武節大夫、眉州防禦使，諡愍忠，官其長子文仲。 In renyin (1242) the imperial armies entered Shu. Daquan fell in battle and was posthumously made Grand Master of Martial Integrity and Defender of Mei, with the posthumous title Minzhong; his eldest son Wenzhong received an official appointment.

戊午，憲宗以兵攻大獲，大淵以郡降，授侍郎、都行省，文仲亦授安撫使。 In wuwu (1258) Xianzong attacked Dahu. Dayuan surrendered the prefecture and was made Vice Minister and Pacification Commissioner of the Branch Secretariat; Wenzhong was also made Pacification Commissioner.