Yuan · Rebel Commander and Self-Styled King

Peng Da 彭大

Péng Dà

Attested AD 1352

Passages: 7
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Peng Da was a rebel Commander and Self-Styled King.

Life and dates

Death

Directly stated · History of Ming 122, passage 33

Attested activity

AD 1352 至正十二年春
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 122, passage 23

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Zao Zhuo (早住)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Ming 122, passage 33

Career and standing

king (self-styled) 王
Claimed
Directly stated · History of Ming 122, passage 32

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · History of Ming 122, passage 29

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 122Volume 122 Biographies 10: · 7 passages

元師破徐州，徐帥彭大、趙均用帥餘眾奔濠。 Yuan armies took Xu Prefecture; the Xu commanders Peng Da and Zhao Junyong led their surviving forces to Haozhou.

大有智數，子興與相厚而薄均用。 Peng Da was shrewd and capable; Zixing favored him while slighting Zhao Junyong.

於是德崖等譖諸均用曰：「子興知有彭將軍耳，不知有將軍也。」 Deya and his allies then slandered Zixing to Junyong: "Zixing knows only General Peng—he acts as if you did not exist."

太祖自他部歸，大驚，急帥子興二子訴於大。 The future emperor returned from another command, was alarmed, and hurried to Peng Da with Zixing's two sons to appeal for help.

大曰：「吾在，孰敢魚肉而翁者！」 Peng Da said, "As long as I am here, who would dare abuse your father-in-law!"

圍解，大、均用皆自稱王，而子興及德崖等為元帥如故。 After the siege lifted, Peng Da and Zhao Junyong each proclaimed himself king, while Zixing, Deya, and the others retained the title of marshal.

未幾，大死，子早住領其眾。 Before long Peng Da died, and his son Zao Zhuo inherited his troops.