Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Prince of Wuling 武陵王

Wuling Wang

Attested AD 502 - AD 553

Passages: 11
Chapters: 7
Histories: 2

Overview

Prince of Wuling was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 548 to AD 552 侯景之亂
Directly stated · Book of Chen 17, passage 33
AD 553 承聖二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 46, passage 77
AD 520 to AD 540 服阕后
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 42, passage 26
AD 520 to AD 535 梁
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 36, passage 125
AD 538 梁代
Directly stated · Book of Chen 30, passage 86
AD 552 梁元帝承制
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 32, passage 41

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AD 502 to AD 549 武陵王爲揚州
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 47, passage 250

Key source chapters

Career and standing

inspector of Yangzhou 揚州
Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 250
Prince of Wuling 武陵王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 250

Places and affiliations

At Yangzhou 揚州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 250

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · About Person Id Jiang Ge (江革)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 36, passage 149

References in the histories

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History

11 passages

Book of Chen, Chapter 17Volume 17: Wang Chong; Wang Tong; Yuan Jing · 2 passages

武陵王舉兵至峽口，王琳偏將陸納等據湘州應之，沖為納所拘。 When the Prince of Wuling marched to the gorge mouth, Wang Lin's lieutenant Lu Na and others seized Xiangzhou in support; Chong was held by Na.

梁世為國子周易生，射策舉高第，除祕書郎、太子舍人、宣惠武陵王主簿、輕車河東王功曹史。 Under Liang he studied the Book of Changes at the national university, took top marks in the archery-and-writing examination, and served as secretary, mentor to the heir apparent, personal secretary to the Prince of Wuling of Xuanhui, and records officer to the Prince of Hedong.

Book of Chen, Chapter 30Volume 30: Xiao Ji; Lu Qiong; Gu Yewang; Fu Zai · 1 passage

祖子喬，梁東中郎武陵王府參軍事。 His grandfather Ziqiao was a staff officer in the eastern central army establishment of the Prince of Wuling.

Book of Chen, Chapter 32Volume 32: Filial Piety · 1 passage

梁元帝承制，授戎昭將軍、武陵王諮議參軍。 When Emperor Yuan of Liang assumed the regency, he was appointed martial-proclamation general and staff adviser to the Prince of Wuling.

Book of Liang, Chapter 36Volume 36: Kong Xiuyuan; Jiang Ge · 3 passages

時武陵王在東州，頗自驕縱，上召革面敕曰：「武陵王年少，臧盾性弱，不能匡正，欲以卿代爲行事。 Prince Wuling held East Yangzhou and had grown proud and loose. The emperor summoned Ge and charged him in person: "Prince Wuling is young. Zang Dun is mild and cannot correct him. I want you to replace him as acting administrator.

乃除折沖將軍、東中郎武陵王長史、會稽郡丞、行府州事。 He was made General Who Breaks the Charge, chief clerk to Prince Wuling of East Central Command, assistant administrator of Kuaiji, and acting head of prefectural and commandery affairs.

武陵王出鎮江州，乃曰：「我得江革，文華清麗，豈能一日忘之，當與其同飽。」 When Prince Wuling went out to garrison Jiangzhou he said, "I gained Jiang Ge—refined and bright in letters. How could I forget him in a day? I shall eat with him."

Book of Liang, Chapter 42Volume 42: Zang Dun; Zang Jue; Fu Qi · 1 passage

服闋，除丹陽尹丞，轉中書郎，復兼中書舍人，遷尚書左丞，爲東中郎武陵王長史，行府州國事，領會稽郡丞。 When mourning ended he became assistant to the governor of Danyang, then Secretariat gentleman, again concurrent Secretariat attendant, then left assistant in the Secretariat, and chief clerk to the Prince of Wuling of the Eastern Army with charge of prefectural and princely affairs and concurrent assistant magistrate of Kuaiji.

Book of Liang, Chapter 46Volume 46: Hu Sengyou; Xu Wensheng; Du Ze; Du An; Du You'an; Du Kan; Yin Zichun · 2 passages

後納等降，崱又與王僧辯西討武陵王於硤口，至卽破平之。 When Na surrendered Ze went west with Wang Sengbian against the Prince of Wuling at Gorge Mouth and broke him at once.

又征武陵王於西陵，亦平之。 He also campaigned against the Prince of Wuling at Xiling and pacified him.

Book of Liang, Chapter 47Volume 47: Filial Acts · 1 passage

武陵王爲揚州，引爲宣惠參軍、限內記室。 When the Prince of Wuling governed Yangzhou he made him Xuanhui staff equal and inner recorder.