Overview
Wang Can was a Poet and Writer.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Zhongxuan | 仲宣 |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 196 to AD 208 山阳王粲见而贵异之Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 3
- AD 177 to AD 217 王粲Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 36, passage 15
- AD 208 to AD 217 王粲《登樓賦》Strongly inferred · Book of Song 63, passage 47
- c. AD 217 近世Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 14, passage 260
Key source chapters
- Book of Song, Chapter 63 Volume 63 Biographies 23: Wang Hua, Wang Tanshou, Yin Jingren, Shen Yanzhi 1 passage
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 36 Volume 36 Biographies 28: Xing Shao 1 passage
- Book of Liang, Chapter 14 Volume 14: Jiang Yan; Ren Fang 1 passage
- Book of Liang, Chapter 30 Volume 30: Pei Ziye; Gu Xie; Xu Chi; Bao Quan 1 passage
- Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 61 Volume 61: Book of Wu 16: Biographies of Pan Jun and Lu Kai 1 passage
Places and affiliations
- At Shanyang 山阳Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 3
Works and attributed material
- Rhapsody on Ascending the Tower 登樓賦Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Song 63, passage 47
Events and relationships
- Saw and honoredDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 3
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment honored him as extraordinary · With Pan Jun (潘濬) · Mode named-source-report Source Work Book of Wu 吴书Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 3
References in the histories
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