Qin and Han · Aristocrat

Wang Kuang 王況

Wáng Kuàng

Attested BC 6

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Kuang was an aristocrat.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 6 建平元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 12, passage 58

Career and standing

Returned to home commandery
BC 6 建平元年 · Stripped to commoner
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passages 58-59

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 12Volume 11: Annals of Emperor Ai · 2 passages

秋，曲陽侯王根、成都侯王況皆有罪。 In autumn, both Marquis Wang Gen of Quyang and Marquis Wang Kuang of Chengdu were found guilty of offenses.

根就國，況免為庶人，歸故郡。 Wang Gen was sent to his fief, while Wang Kuang was stripped of his title and returned as a commoner to his home commandery.