Song, Liao, and Jin · Royal Family Member

Prince of Ding 定王

Ding Wang

Attested AD 1108

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Prince of Ding was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1108 大觀二年
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 118, passage 159

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Emperor Huizong (徽宗)
prince 王 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · History of Song 118, passage 159
Sibling of Prince of Jia (嘉王)
the two princes 二王 · Uncertain siblings
Strongly inferred · History of Song 118, passage 159

Career and standing

Prince of Ding 定王
Held
Directly stated · History of Song 118, passage 159

Places and affiliations

Song 宋
Relation Served
Strongly inferred · History of Song 118, passage 159

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 118Volume 118 Treatises 71: Rites 21 · 1 passage

大觀二年，定王、嘉王府侍講沈錫等奏：「二王出就外學，其初見及侍王禮儀、講說疏數之節，請如故事。」 In the second year of Daguan, lecturers of the Prince of Ding and Prince of Jia palaces, Shen Xi and others, memorialized: "When the two princes go forth to outer study, their first meeting, the ritual of attending the prince, lecture frequency, and number of sessions—we request that they follow precedent."