Overview
Meng Hanqiong was a Courtier and Eunuch.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- Executed · Authority Li Congke (從珂)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 104
- AD 934 潞王行及陝州Cause execution 戮 · At roadside 路左Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 143
- AD 934killed 殺Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 7, passage 43
Attested activity
- AD 934Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 7, passage 43
- AD 930 to AD 933 宦者孟漢瓊因以用事Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 101
- AD 934 廢帝惡而殺之Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 104
- AD 926 明宗即位Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 127
- AD 926 to AD 933 明宗朝Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 66, passage 32
- AD 933 明宗病 / 殺秦王立湣帝Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 27, passages 22, 33
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- AD 933 明宗病甚Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 7, passage 116
- AD 934 明年正月Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 27, passages 36-37
- AD 934 潞王…澠池Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 141
- AD 933 秦王領兵至天津橋Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 131
- AD 931 長興二年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 42, passage 64
- AD 933 長興四年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passages 121, 129
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 72 Volume 72 Book of Later Tang 48: Biographies 24: Zhang Chengye, Zhang Juhan, Ma Shaohong, Meng Hangqiong 13 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 66 Volume 66 Book of Later Tang 42: Biographies 8: an Zhonghui, Zhu Hongzhao, Zhu Hongshi, Kang Yicheng, Yao Yanchou, Song Lingxun 6 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 27 Volume 27 Later Tang Biographies 7: Zhu Hongzhao, Liu Yanlang, Kang Sili, Kang Yicheng, Yao Yanchou 5 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 38 Volume 38 Biographies 18: Zhang Chengye, Zhang Juhan 3 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 7 Volume 7 Later Tang Annals 4: Deposed Emperors 2 passages
Career and standing
- young attendant 小豎Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 125
- Commissioner of the Southern Court of the Palace Secretariat 宣徽南院使AD 926 明宗即位 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 127
- Right Guard senior general; acting Director of Palace Attendants; Northern Palace Bureau commissioner 右衛大將軍、知內侍省、宣徽北院使AD 931 長興二年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 42, passage 64
- acting rear administrator at Wei 權知後事AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 36
- Grand General of Agile Cavalry 驃騎大將軍AD 933 閔帝嗣位 · PromotedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 136
- Grand Preceptor with ceremonials equal to the Three Dukes 開府儀同三司AD 933 閔帝嗣位 · PromotedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 136
Places and affiliations
- Later Tang 後唐Relation ServedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 33
Events and relationships
- Had prince killedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 103
- Held power with Consort WangPolitical · Power holderDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 33
- Ordered suppressionDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passage 129
- Reported to emperorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 131
- Summoned Emperor Min from WeiPolitical · EnvoyDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 36
- Went to meet FeidiDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 104
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- Relation Attendant of · Person Wang Rong (王鎔)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 125
- Relation Client of · Person Prince of Qin (秦王)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 129
- Relation Client of · Person Consort Wang Shufei (王淑妃)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 129
- Relation Allied with · Person Feng (馮)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 130
- Relation Allied with · Person Zhu (朱)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 130
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment sowed disaster; usual eunuch behavior · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 147
- clever, shrewd, skilled at intrigueCharacterDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 128
References in the histories
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