Yongle (永樂) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Yongle as an aristocrat and official. This record brings together 10 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	Yongle	永樂
Posthumous	Wuzhao	武昭

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · beiqishu:014:s0010

Roles

Aristocrat
Official

Life and dates

Death

Statement: died in the province (Ji Province)
Explicit · beiqishu:014:s0023

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 太昌初 · Western Year: AD 532
Explicit · beiqishu:014:s0011
Source Date: Text: 河陰之戰 · Western Year: c. AD 538
Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:014:s0014

Family

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Child of Xiaoxu (孝緒)
Kinship Term: heir / 嗣 · Parentage: adoptive
Parent of Xiaoxu (孝緒)
Kinship Term: heir / 嗣 · Parentage: adoptive
Kin of Gao Huan (高歡)
Kinship Term: son of father's elder cousin / 從祖兄子
Sibling of Changbi (長弼)
Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: elder

Kinship Role: sons · Count: 0 · Negated: true
Explicit · beiqishu:014:s0025

Career and standing

Label: Governor of Ji Province / 濟州 · Action: appointed
Explicit · beiqishu:014:s0018
Label: Governor of Beiyu Province / 北豫州刺史 · Action: held
Explicit · beiqishu:014:s0012
Label: Governor of Yu Province / 豫州 · Action: removed from
Explicit · beiqishu:014:s0016
Title: Baron of Yangzhou County / 陽州縣伯 · Action: enfeoffed
Explicit · beiqishu:014:s0011
Title: Duke of Yangzhou / 陽州公 · Action: promoted to
Explicit · beiqishu:014:s0011
Title: grand preceptor, grand commandant, and recorder of affairs of the masters of writing / 太師、太尉、錄尚書事 · Action: granted posthumously
Explicit · beiqishu:014:s0024
Title: Wuzhao / 武昭 · Action: granted posthumous title
Explicit · beiqishu:014:s0024

Works and attributed material

Kind: instruction · Role: speaker · Action: told Yongle not to be too greedy and to take only small proprieties without fear
Explicit · beiqishu:014:s0019

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: defender · Action: held the southern city of Heyang and refused to open the gate to Gao Ang, who was captured by the Western army · Other Person Id: Gao Ang (高昆)
Explicit · beiqishu:014:s0014

Source notes

Kind: household-status · Statement: his household estate was not established after removal from office
Explicit · beiqishu:014:s0016

References in the histories

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 14Volume 14 Biographies 6: Guangping Gongcheng; Yangzhou Gong Yongle; Di Zhangbi; Prince of Xiangle, Xiang Guo; Prince of Shangluo, Si Zong; Zi Yuanhai; Di Sihao; Prince of Pingqin, Guiyan; Prince Pu of Wuxing; Changle, Governor of Lingshan; Sizi Fuhu · 10 passages

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廣平公盛陽州公永樂弟長弼襄樂王顯國上洛王思宗子元海弟思好平秦王歸彥武興王普長樂太守靈山嗣子伏護 Duke Sheng of Guangping; Duke Yongle of Yangzhou; younger brother Changbi; Prince Xianguo of Xiangle; Prince Sizong of Shangluo; son Yuanhai; younger brother Sihao; Prince Guiyan of Pingqin; Prince Pu of Wuxing; Lingshan, Governor of Changle; successor son Fuhu

陽州公永樂，神武從祖兄子也。 Duke Yongle of Yangzhou was the son of Gao Huan's father's elder cousin.

永樂守河陽南城，昂走趣城，西軍追者將至，永樂不開門，昂遂為西軍所擒。 Yongle held the southern city of Heyang; Ang fled toward the city, and as the Western army's pursuers were about to arrive, Yongle would not open the gate — Ang was thereupon captured by the Western army.

神武乃以永樂為濟州，仍以監、公正為長史、別駕。 Gao Huan thereupon made Yongle governor of Ji Province and again appointed Jian and Gongzheng as chief administrator and vice director.

謂永樂曰：「爾勿大貪，小小義取莫復畏。」 He said to Yongle, "Do not be too greedy — take a little in propriety and need not fear again."

永樂至州，監、公正諫不見聽，以狀啟神武。 When Yongle reached the province, Jian and Gongzheng remonstrated but were not heeded; they submitted a report to Gao Huan.

神武封啟以示永樂。 Gao Huan sealed the report and showed it to Yongle.

永樂卒於州。 Yongle died in the province.

贈太師、太尉、錄尚書事，諡曰武昭。 Posthumously he was made grand preceptor, grand commandant, and recorder of affairs of the masters of writing; his posthumous title was Wuzhao.

永樂弟長弼，小名阿伽。 Yongle's younger brother Changbi had the childhood name A'jia.