Yesan Temur (也先帖木兒)

Overview

The translated histories identify Yesan Temur as a military officer and official. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Yesan Temur	也先帖木兒	Yěxiān Tiēmù'ěr
Personal	Yesan Temur	也先帖木兒	Yesan Temur

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · yuanshi:196:s0168

Roles

Military Officer
Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 至正二十八年 · Western Year: AD 1368
Strongly inferred · yuanshi:196:s0168, yuanshi:196:s0169

Career and standing

Label: Privy Council Director / 知樞密院事 · Action: held
Explicit · yuanshi:196:s0168
Status: dismissed for crime · Action: dismissed
Explicit · yuanshi:196:s0169

References in the histories

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History of Yuan, Chapter 196Volume 196 Biographies 83: Loyal and Righteous Acts 4 · 2 passages

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庸字允中，蒙古氏，由國學生釋褐出身，累遷為陝西行台監察御史，與同列劾知樞密院事也先帖木兒喪師，左遷中興總管府判官。 Yong, whose style name was Yunzhong, was a Mongol who entered office through the National University. He was promoted by stages to investigating censor of the Shaanxi Branch Censorate and, together with his colleagues, impeached Privy Council Director Yesan Temur for losing the army and was demoted to assistant magistrate of Zhongxing Superior Prefecture.

其後也先帖木兒以罪黜，召拜監察御史，累轉參政中書，其節義與好禮並云。 Later Yesan Temur was dismissed for his crimes. Yong was recalled and appointed investigating censor, promoted by stages to participant in the Central Secretariat. His integrity and righteousness are spoken of together with Haoli's.