Overview
Qian Yuanguan was a Son of Qian Liu and military commissioner.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Mingbao | 明寶 | Mingbao |
| Posthumous name | Wenmu | 文穆 | Wenmu |
Life and dates
Death
- Age 55 · Age Reckoning sui · Cause Illness after the fireDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 136
Age
- 55Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 136
Attested activity
- AD 934 應順元年正月甲午Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 40
- AD 941 天福六年Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passages 134, 136
- AD 902 narrativeDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 94
- AD 932 元瓘質於宣州及嗣位Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 152
- AD 926 天成元年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 66
- AD 939 天福四年五月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 78
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- AD 903 少為質於田頵Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 123
- AD 932 to AD 941 故吳越國王Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 47
- AD 923 镠授元瓘鎮海Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 122
- AD 932 長興三年嗣位Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passages 130, 195
- AD 931 長興二年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 42, passage 32
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Qian Liu (錢鏐)son 子 · AD 931 長興二年
son 子 - Parent of Qian Zuo (錢佐)son 子Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 137
Key source chapters
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 67 Volume 67: Hereditary House of Wuyue 18 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 78 Volume 78 Book of Later Jin 4: Gaozu Annals 4 3 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 37 Volume 37 Book of Later Tang 13: Mingzong Annals 3 1 passage
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 42 Volume 42 Book of Later Tang 18: Mingzong Annals 8 1 passage
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 45 Volume 45 Book of Later Tang 21: Emperor Min Annals 1 1 passage
Career and standing
- commander-in-chief of all forces 天下兵馬元帥AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 125
- Zhenhai military commissioner 鎮海軍節度AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 122
- Liangzhe military commissioner 兩浙節度使AD 931 長興二年 · HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 42, passage 32
- Commander-in-Chief of All Armies and Horses 天下兵馬都元帥HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 47
- commissioner of Liang-Zhe, honorary Grand Preceptor, Acting Director of the Secretariat 兩浙節度使、檢校太師、守中書令HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 40
- King of Wuyue 吳越王AD 934 應順元年正月甲午 · Advanced and enfeoffedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 40
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- added fief income 加食邑GrantedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 66
- Cultured and Reverent 文穆AD 943 十一月丙申 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 47
- Solemn and Reverent 莊穆AD 943 十一月丙申 · Proposed posthumously · Mode named-source-report Source Work the relevant offices 所司Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 47
- King of Wuyue 吳越國王HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 47
- King of Wuyue 吳越王HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 125
- Prince of Wu 吳王HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 40
- EnteredDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 94
- EnteredDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 123
- StatedAD 943 十一月丙申 · DeceasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 47
- Hostage · At Xuanzhou 宣州Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 152
- King of Wu-Yue 吳越國王Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 130
Places and affiliations
- Wu-Yue 吳越Relation RuledDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 130
- Polity Wuyue 吳越 · Relation Ruled
Learning and skills
- Subject Confucian classics 儒學Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 132
- Skill poetry 詩 · Level adeptDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 132
Works and attributed material
- Accepted guiltDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 42, passage 32
- Request · AuthorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passages 78, 91
Events and relationships
- Hangzhou fire burned his palaces; he fled and the flames followedDisaster · Victim · At Hangzhou 杭州Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 134
- Received posthumous titleAD 943 十一月丙申 · Ritual · HonoreeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 47
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment extravagantly presumptuous, loved to build palaces · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 133
References in the histories
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