Ming · Bandit Leader

Zeng Yiben 曾一本

First attested AD 1568; died AD 1569

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zeng Yiben was a Bandit Leader.

Life and dates

Death

AD 1569 隆慶三年八月癸丑
Executed
Directly stated · History of Ming 19, passage 67

Attested activity

AD 1569 隆慶三年八月癸丑
Directly stated · History of Ming 19, passage 67
AD 1568 隆慶二年六月己丑
Directly stated · History of Ming 19, passage 47

Events and relationships

Raided
AD 1568 隆慶二年六月己丑 · Military · Attacker · At Guangzhou 廣州 · With Liu Shiyan (劉師顏)
Directly stated · History of Ming 19, passage 47

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 19Volume 19 Annals 19: Muzong · 4 passages

己丑，廣東賊曾一本寇廣州，殺知縣劉師顏。 On jichou the Guangdong bandit Zeng Yiben raided Guangzhou and killed Magistrate Liu Shiyan.

己巳，命廣東、福建督撫將領會剿曾一本。 On jisi the governors-general and surveillance commissioners of Guangdong and Fujian and their generals were ordered to combine forces against Zeng Yiben.

三月戊辰，曾一本陷碣石衛，裨將周雲翔殺參將耿宗元叛，附於賊。 In the third month, on wuchen, Zeng Yiben took Jieshi Guard; Assistant Commander Zhou Yunxiang killed Assistant Regional Commander Geng Zongyuan in rebellion and joined the bandits.

八月癸丑，廣東賊平，曾一本伏誅。 In the eighth month, on guichou, the Guangdong bandits were pacified and Zeng Yiben was executed.