Song, Liao, and Jin · Military Officer

Xia Anqi 夏安期

Attested AD 1052

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xia Anqi was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1052 皇祐四年
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 197, passages 48, 51

Career and standing

frontier commissioner 經略
Held
Directly stated · History of Song 197, passage 51

Assessments and attributes

Assessment praised-utility-of-single-frame-crossbow · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Xia Anqi (夏安期)
Directly stated · History of Song 197, passage 51

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 197Volume 197 Treatises 150: Military 11 · 1 passage

既成，經略夏安期言其便，詔立獨轅弩軍。 When the weapons were ready, frontier commissioner Xia Anqi praised their utility, and an edict created the Single-Frame Crossbow Army.