Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member and Official

Prince of Langye 琅邪王

Attested AD 405 - AD 410

Passages: 4
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Prince of Langye was a Royal Family Member and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 410 義熙六年
Directly stated · Book of Song 56, passage 144
AD 405 義熙初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 58, passage 58

Key source chapters

Book of Song, Chapter 56 Volume 56 Biographies 16: Xie Zhan, Kong Linzhi 2 passages
Book of Song, Chapter 58 Volume 58 Biographies 18: Wang Hui, Xie Hongwei, Wang Qiu 2 passages

Career and standing

Grand Marshal 大司馬
Held
Directly stated · Book of Song 56, passages 7, 144
Prince of Langye 琅邪王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Song 56, passages 7, 144

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 56Volume 56 Biographies 16: Xie Zhan, Kong Linzhi · 2 passages

尋為高祖鎮軍、琅邪王大司馬參軍，轉主簿，安成相，中書侍郎，宋國中書、黃門侍郎，相國從事中郎。 He was soon appointed staff officer to Emperor Gaozu's Zhenjun Army and to the Prince of Langye as Grand Marshal, then served successively as chief clerk, administrator of Ancheng, gentleman of the palace secretariat, secretariat and yellow gate gentleman of the Song state, and attendant of the chancellor of state.

義熙六年，高祖領平西將軍，以為長史，大司馬琅邪王從事中郎。 In the sixth year of Yixi, when Emperor Gaozu held the post of general who pacifies the west, he appointed Linzhi chief clerk and attendant of the prince of Langye as grand marshal.

Book of Song, Chapter 58Volume 58 Biographies 18: Wang Hui, Xie Hongwei, Wang Qiu · 2 passages

晉世名家身有國封者，起家多拜員外散騎侍郎，弘微亦拜員外散騎，琅邪王大司馬參軍。 In Jin times, scions of great houses who held state fiefs usually began as Supernumerary Gentlemen of the Palace Cadet; Hongwei received the same appointment and became Military Assistant to the Prince of Langya's Grand Marshal.

尋除琅邪王大司馬行參軍，轉主簿，豫章公世子中軍功曹。 Soon after he became Acting Military Assistant to the Prince of Langya's Grand Marshal, then chief clerk, then Merit Officer on the Central Army staff of the Duke of Yuzhang's heir.