Wang Jingze (王敬則)

Overview

Wang Jingze was a Commandery Administrator.

Life and dates

Death

AD 498 永泰元年五月乙酉
Cause Beheading
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 173-174
died because of Xie Tiao's report
Cause Consequence of denunciation
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 47, passage 261

Attested activity

AD 493 永明十一年春正月
Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 4-5
AD 494 延興元年八月甲辰
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 13
AD 494 建武元年冬十月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 43
AD 494 建武元年十一月甲戌
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 54
AD 480 to AD 490 AD 480-490
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 48, passage 65
AD 479 to AD 493 Shen Xian's Shanyin tenure
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 183

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AD 477 to AD 478 今遣
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 68
AD 479 to AD 502 南齊
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 83
AD 498 及敬則反
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 218
AD 498 大司馬王敬則於會稽舉兵反
Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 220
AD 479 to AD 482 太祖末
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 31, passage 129
AD 479 建元元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 2, passage 43
AD 497 建武四年
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 47, passage 220
AD 493 戊寅
Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 152, 162
AD 477 昇明元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 89, passage 68
AD 477 明夕
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 121
AD 485 to AD 486 永明唐宇之之亂
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 44, passage 162
AD 498 永泰元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 17, passage 18; Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 172, 218
AD 498 永泰元年
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 140
AD 498 永泰元年五月乙酉
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 173-174
AD 498 to AD 499 王敬則伏誅
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 50, passage 44
AD 498 王敬則反
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 37, passages 176, 227; Book of Southern Qi 44, passage 200
AD 498 王敬則往構凶逆
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 47, passages 241, 258
AD 498 高宗疾甚
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 217

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Wife of Xie Tiao (朓妻)
daughter 女
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 47, passage 258

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Minister of Works 司空
AD 493 永明十一年春正月 · Appointed
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 5
Grand Marshal 大司馬
AD 494 建武元年冬十月 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 43
Inspector of South Yanzhou 南兖州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 2, passage 43
Held
Appointments Governor of Kuaiji 爲會稽
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 183
Grand Cavalry General 驃騎大將軍
AD 493 永明十一年春正月 · Held
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 5
Grand Marshal 大司馬
AD 498 大司馬王敬則於會稽舉兵反 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 220

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Administrator of Kuaiji 會稽太守
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 172
Commandery Administrator 太守
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 83
Grand Commandant 太尉
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 43
Grand Marshal 大司馬
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 172; Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 217
Outer Attendant of the Scattered Cavalry, General Who Assists the State, General of Valiant Cavalry, army commander 員外散騎常侍輔國將軍驍騎將軍軍主
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 68
Grand Commandant 太尉
Promoted · From Source Date: Text: 延興元年八月甲辰 · Regnal Year: 1 · Lunar Month: 8 · Sexagenary Day: 甲辰 · Western Year: AD 494
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 13
advanced noble rank and fief 進爵邑
AD 494 建武元年十一月甲戌 · Advanced
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 54
Baron of Chong'an 重安縣開國子
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 68
Duke of Xunyang 尋陽公
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 54
Accused
Rebel
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 47, passage 241
Entered
Rebel
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 218
Suffered
AD 498 永泰元年五月乙酉 · Execution
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 173-174

Places and affiliations

Southern Qi 南齊
Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 37, passages 176, 207
Polity Liu Song 宋 · Relation Served
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 68
Polity Qi 齊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 5
Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 13; Book of Southern Qi 47, passage 241
Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 43, 172; Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 217; Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 162
Polity Southern Qi 齊 · Relation Rebelled against
Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 220

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Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 121
AD 498 大司馬王敬則於會稽舉兵反
At Kuaiji 會稽 · Relation Rebelled at
Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 220
Organization Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Affiliated with
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 50, passage 1

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Emperor Gao of Qi (齊高帝)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 31, passage 129

Events and relationships

Advanced with drums scattering Gui forces
Military · Attacker · With Zhang Gui (張瓌) · At Song River 松江
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 218
Beheaded and head circulated
AD 498 永泰元年五月乙酉 · Legal · Victim
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 173-174
Brought the emperor head and knocked
AD 477 明夕 · Political · Bearer of head · With Young Emperor (少帝)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 121
Did not relay the Tu girl’s case to the court
Biographical · Participant
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 83
Put to death
Legal · Executed person
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 50, passage 44
Raised troops
AD 498 大司馬王敬則於會稽舉兵反 · Military · Rebel commander · At Kuaiji 會稽 · With Xiao Zike (蕭子恪)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 220

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Rebelled
AD 498 及敬則反 · Military · Rebel leader
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 218
Rebelled
AD 498 永泰元年 · Military · Rebel leader
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 17, passage 18
Rebelled
Military · Rebel leader
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 37, passages 176, 227
Rose in rebellion
AD 498 永泰元年 · Military · Rebel leader
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 172, 218
Sent against Shen Youzhi
AD 477 to AD 478 今遣 · Military · Commander · With Shen Youzhi (沈攸之) · Detail van-force
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 68
Relation Trusted follower of · Person Emperor Gao of Qi (齊高帝)
Directly stated · Book of Song 89, passage 68
Relation Opposed by · Person Zhang Gui (張瓌)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 218
Relation Feared by · Person Gaozong (高宗)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 217

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passages 68, 217; Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 121; Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 162

References in the histories

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History

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Book of Liang, Chapter 17Volume 17: Wang Zhenguo; Ma Xianpin; Zhang Qi · 2 passages

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永泰元年，會稽太守王敬則反，珍國又率衆距之。 In Yongtai year one, Kuaiji prefect Wang Jingze rebelled; Zhenguo again led troops against him.

敬則平，遷寧朔將軍、青、冀二州刺史，將軍如故。 When Jingze was pacified, he was made pacifying-the-north general and inspector of Qing and Ji, general as before.

Book of Liang, Chapter 35Volume 35: Xiao Zike; Xiao Zifan; Xiao Zixian; Xiao Ziyun · 1 passage

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大司馬王敬則於會稽舉兵反，以奉子恪爲名，明帝悉召子恪兄弟親從七十餘人入西省，至夜當害之。 When Grand Marshal Wang Jingze raised troops in rebellion at Kuaiji, claiming he would uphold Zike, Emperor Ming summoned Zike, his brothers, and more than seventy close followers into the Western Office, intending to kill them that night.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 2Volume 2 Annals 2: Emperor Gao of Southern Qi 2 · 1 passage

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以齊國左衛將軍陳顯達爲中護軍，中領軍王敬則爲南兖州刺史，左衛將軍李安民爲中領軍。 Chen Xianda, left guards general of Qi, became director of the central guard; Wang Jingze, central army commander, inspector of South Yanzhou; Li Anmin, left guards general, central army commander.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Prince of Hailing · 1 passage

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八月甲辰，以新除衛尉蕭諶爲中領軍，司空王敬則進位太尉，新除車騎大將軍陳顯達爲司空，尚書左僕射王晏爲尚書令，左衛將軍王廣之爲豫州刺史，驃騎大將軍鄱陽王鏘爲司徒。 Eighth month, day jiachen: Xiao Chen, newly made commandant of the guard, became central army-inspector-in-chief; Wang Jingze, minister of works, was raised to grand commandant; Chen Xianda, newly made general of chariots and cavalry, became minister of works; Wang Yan, left vice director of the masters of writing, became director; Wang Guangzhi, left guards general, took Yuzhou; Xiao Chao, prince of Poyang and general of agile cavalry, became minister of education.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 6Volume 6 Annals 6: Emperor Ming of Southern Qi · 4 passages

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太尉王敬則爲大司馬，司空陳顯達爲太尉，尚書令王晏加驃騎大將軍，中領軍蕭諶爲領軍將軍、南徐州刺史，皇子寶義爲揚州刺史，中護軍王玄邈爲南兖州刺史，新除右將軍張瑰爲右光祿大夫，平北將軍王廣之爲江州刺史。 Wang Jingze, grand commandant, became grand marshal; Chen Xianda, minister of works, became grand commandant; Wang Yan, director of the masters of writing, was also made general of chariots and cavalry; Xiao Chen, central army-inspector-in-chief, became commandant of the guards and inspector of South Xu; Prince Bao Yi was made inspector of Yangzhou; Wang Xuanmiao, central army-protector, was made inspector of South Yanzhou; Zhang Gui, newly made right general, became right grandee of splendor; Wang Guangzhi, pacifying-north general, was made inspector of Jiangzhou.

甲戌，大司馬尋陽公王敬則等十三人進爵邑各有差。 Day jiaxu: Wang Jingze, grand marshal and duke of Xunyang, and twelve others were raised in rank and fief, each by a set amount.

丁卯，大司馬會稽太守王敬則舉兵反。 Day dingmao: Wang Jingze, grand marshal and administrator of Kuaiji, rose in arms.

乙酉，斬敬則，傳首。 Day yiyou: Jingze was beheaded and his head displayed.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 24Volume 24 Biographies 5: Liu Shilong, Zhang Gui · 3 passages

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:　　今遣新除使持節郢州司州之義陽諸軍事平西將軍郢州刺史聞喜縣開國侯黃回、員外散騎常侍輔國將軍驍騎將軍重安縣開國子軍主王敬則、屯騎校尉長壽縣開國男軍主王宜與、屯騎校尉陳承叔、右軍將軍葛陽縣開國男彭文之、驃騎行參軍振武將軍邰宰，精甲二萬，衝其首旆。 We now send the newly appointed Bearer of the Staff, General Who Pacifies the West and Inspector of Ying, Marquis of Wenxi, Huang Hui; Outer Attendant of the Scattered Cavalry, General Who Assists the State and General of Valiant Cavalry, Baron of Chong'an, army commander Wang Jingze; Commandants of Valiant Cavalry Wang Yixing, Baron of Changshou, and Chen Chenshu; General of the Right Army Peng Wenzhi, Baron of Geyang; and Flying-Cavalry adjutant Tai Zai, General Who Quells Martial Foes—with twenty thousand elite troops to break his van.

高宗疾甚，防疑大司馬王敬則，以瓌素著幹略，授平東將軍、吳郡太守，以爲之備。 When Gaozong lay near death and feared Grand Marshal Wang Jingze, he gave Gui—long famed for practical talent—General Who Pacifies the East and the Wu commandery as a hedge.

及敬則反，瓌遣將吏三千人迎拒於松江，聞敬則軍鼓聲，一時散走，瓌棄郡逃民閒。 When Jingze rose, Gui sent three thousand officers and clerks to hold him on the Song River; at the sound of Jingze's drums they broke and ran, and Gui left the commandery and vanished among the people.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 30Volume 30 Biographies 11: Xue Yuan, Dai Sengjing, Huan Kang, Jiao Du, Cao Hu · 1 passage

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明夕，王敬則將帝首至，扣門，康謂是變，與荒、黑曉下，拔白欲出。 Next evening Wang Jingze arrived with the emperor's head and beat on the gate. Kang read it as revolt; at first light he, Huang, and Hei rushed down, bared steel, and were ready to cut their way out.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 31Volume 31 Biographies 12: Jiang Mi, Xun Boyu · 1 passage

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晝卧太陽殿，王敬則直入，叩頭啓上曰：「官有天下日淺，太子無事被責，人情恐懼，願官往東宮解釋之。」 At noon he lay down in the Hall of the Great Sun. Wang Jingze walked straight in, kowtowed, and said: "Your Majesty has had the realm only a little while; the crown prince was punished without cause, and hearts are afraid—go to the Eastern Palace and make peace."

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 37Volume 37 Biographies 18: Dao Hui, Liu Quan, Yu Cong, Hu Xiezhi · 2 passages

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王敬則反，悛出守琅邪城，轉五兵尚書，領太子左衞率。 When Wang Jingze rebelled, Quan went out to hold Langye city, was transferred to Minister of the Five Weapons, and concurrently made Commander of the Heir Apparent's Left Guard.

王敬則反，取袤監會稽郡，而軍事悉付寒人張靈寶，郡人攻郡殺靈寶，袤以不豫事得全。 When Wang Jingze rebelled he put Mao in charge of Kuaiji commandery, but entrusted all military affairs to the commoner Zhang Lingbao; the people of the commandery stormed the prefecture and killed Lingbao, and Mao was spared because he had taken no part in the matter.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 44Volume 44 Biographies 25: Xu Xiaosi, Shen Wenji · 2 passages

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又遣偽會稽太守孫泓取山陰，時會稽太守王敬則朝正，故宇之謂乘虛可襲。 They also sent the false Kuaiji Administrator Sun Hong to take Shanyin; as the Administrator Wang Jingze was at court for the new year audience, Yuzhi judged that the moment could be seized.

王敬則反，詔文季領兵屯湖頭，備京路。 When Wang Jingze rebelled, an edict ordered Wenji to lead troops encamped at Hutou to guard the road to the capital.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 47Volume 47 Biographies 28: Wang Rong, Xie Tiao · 4 passages

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啓王敬則反謀，上甚嘉賞之。 He reported Wang Jingze's plot to rebel, and the emperor greatly praised him.

王敬則往構凶逆，微有誠效，自爾昇擢，超越倫伍。 Wang Jingze had plotted treason; Tiao's small service in exposing it won promotion beyond his peers.

朓初告王敬則，敬則女爲朓妻，常懷刀欲報朓，朓不敢相見。 When Tiao first reported Wang Jingze, Jingze's daughter was Tiao's wife and often carried a knife to avenge her father; Tiao did not dare meet her.

朓臨敗歎曰：「我不殺王公，王公由我而死。」 Facing ruin Tiao sighed, "I did not kill the prince, but the prince died because of me."

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 48Volume 48 Biographies 29: Yuan Tuan, Kong Zhigui, Liu Hui · 1 passage

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仲智妾李氏驕妒無禮，稚珪白太守王敬則殺之。 Zhongzhi's concubine Lady Li was arrogant, jealous, and insolent; Zhigui reported her to Grand Administrator Wang Jingze, who had her put to death.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 50Volume 50 Biographies 31: Emperor Wen's Two Princes, Emperor Ming's Seven Princes · 1 passage

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王敬則伏誅，徙寶源爲都督會稽東陽臨海永嘉新安五郡軍事、會稽太守，將軍如故。 After Wang Jingze was put to death, Bao Yuan was reassigned as Area Commander of Kuaiji, Dongyang, Linhai, Yongjia, and Xin'an and appointed Governor of Kuaiji, retaining his rank as general.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 53Volume 53 Biographies 34: Virtuous Officials · 1 passage

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王敬則爲會稽，憲仍留爲鎮軍長史，令如故。 When Wang Jingze was posted to Kuaiji, Xian remained chief secretary to the pacification army, with his magistracy unchanged.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 55Volume 55 Biographies 36: Filial Piety · 1 passage

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縣令于琳之具言郡，太守王敬則不以聞。 Magistrate Yu Linzhi reported the matter fully to the commandery, but Administrator Wang Jingze did not relay it to the court.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 56Volume 56 Biographies 37: Trusted Officials · 1 passage

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永泰元年，王敬則事平，法亮復受敕宣慰。 In the first year of Yongtai, when Wang Jingze's revolt was put down, Faliang again received orders to proclaim imperial comfort.

Book of Song, Chapter 89Volume 89 Biographies 49: Yuan Can · 2 passages

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又令腹心王敬則為直閣，與伯興共揔禁兵。 He also made his trusted follower Wang Jingze Direct Attendant, together with Boxing jointly commanding forbidden troops.

齊王以報敬則，率所領收蘊殺之，并誅伯興。 The Prince of Qi reported to Jingze; he led those under him to seize and kill Yun, and Boxing was also executed.

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 138Volume 138 Qi Records 4 · 2 passages

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春，正月，以驃騎大將軍王敬則為司空，鎮軍大將軍陳顯達為江州刺史。 In spring, the first month, Emperor Wu appointed Grand Cavalry General Wang Jingze Minister of Works and General Who Pacifies the Army Chen Xianda governor of Jiang Province.

軍旅之略，委王敬則、陳顯達、王廣之、王玄邈、沈文季、張瑰、薛淵等。」。 Military affairs entrust to Wang Jingze, Chen Xianda, Wang Guangzhi, Wang Xuanyao, Shen Wenji, Zhang Gui, Xue Yuan, and the rest."