Overview
Wang Ban was a Sui official, general, and exemplar of filial vengeance.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Sui
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Jingyan | 景彥 | Jingyan |
Life and dates
Death
- died in office as governor of QizhouDirectly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 140
Age
- 52Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 140
Attested activity
- AD 589 及大舉伐陳Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 72, passage 123
- AD 554 遇元帝為周師所陷Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 72, passage 117
- AD 581 to AD 589 開皇初Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 72, passage 121
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Wang Shennian (王神念)grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 114
- Child of Wang Sengbian (王僧辯)father 父Directly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 115
- Child of Mother of Wang Banmother 母Directly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 139
- Sibling of Wang Yi (王頍)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 141
Career and standing
- Governor of Daizhou 代州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 138
- Governor of Qizhou 齊州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 140
- Left Attendant Senior Master 左侍上士AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 120
- Yitong Sansi 儀同三司AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 120
- Governor of Hanzhong 漢中太守PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 120
- Pillar of State and five thousand bolts of goods 柱國、物五千段DeclinedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 72, passages 136-137
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- Kaifu rank 開府Granted · Reason merit in pacifying non-Han peoplesDated from the passage context · Book of Sui 72, passage 121
- Duke of Sheqiu County 蛇丘縣公EnfeoffedDated from the passage context · Book of Sui 72, passage 121
- Left officeMourning · Reason mother's deathDirectly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 139
- Hostage · At Jingzhou 荊州Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 72, passage 117
- pardoned without inquiry 舍而不問Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 72, passages 134-135
- surrendered himself for punishment 自縛，歸罪Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 72, passage 133
Places and affiliations
- At Qi in Taiyuan 太原祁Directly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 113
Events and relationships
- Entered the passes after Zhou forces captured Emperor YuanPolitical · RefugeeDated from the passage context · Book of Sui 72, passage 117
- Led several hundred men across the Yangtze by night with Han Qin's vanguard and was woundedDated from the passage context · Book of Sui 72, passages 123-124
- Opened Emperor Wu's tomb, burned his bones, mixed the ashes with water, and drank themDated from the passage context · Book of Sui 72, passages 126-132
- Wailed, fainted, fasted, and wasted away after learning of his father's killingDated from the passage context · Book of Sui 72, passages 118-119
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment governed Daizhou with notable benevolence · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 138
- In youth he was spirited and bold and possessed both literary and military ability.Character and abilityDirectly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 116
References in the histories
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