Overview
Wang Ling was a Lord of Xiang, who surrendered at Danshui.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- BC 181 七年而卒Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 191
- BC 181 to BC 180 陵死後Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 104
Attested activity
- BC 181 七年而卒Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 191
- BC 186 二年…安國侯臣陵Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 4, passage 11
- BC 189 孝惠帝六年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 174
- BC 188 孝惠帝崩Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passages 187-188, 190
- BC 205 楚漢Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 3, passage 103
- BC 207 沛公略地過陽武Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 5-6
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- BC 206 to BC 181 漢初Strongly inferred · Book of Han 117, passage 150
- BC 205 to BC 202 漢王之還攻項籍Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passages 178, 185
- BC 206 to BC 180 王陵…陵死後Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 101-102, 104
- BC 206 to BC 181 王陵之事Directly stated · History of Yuan 193, passage 113
- BC 206 to BC 180 陵為漢將…陵為宰相封侯Directly stated · Book of Han 117, passages 131, 133
- BC 209 to BC 206 高祖微時Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passages 175, 177
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Lady Ling (陵夫人)lady/wife 夫人 · WidowedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 104
- Child of Mother of Wang Ling (王陵母)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Han 117, passages 130-131
- Child of Mother of Wang Ling (陵母)mother 母Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 179
- Child of Mother of Wang Ling (王陵母)mother 母Strongly inferred · Book of Han 117, passage 150
- Child of Mother of Wang Lingmother 母Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 3, passage 103
- Spouse of Lady Ling (陵夫人)wife 夫人 · WidowedDirectly stated · Book of Han 51, passage 97
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 56 House of Chancellor Chen 13 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 96 Biography of Chancellor Zhang 5 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 117 Volume 100a: Afterword and Family History 1 4 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 51 Volume 42: Zhang, Zhou, Zhao, Ren and Shentu 3 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 1 Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 2 passages
Career and standing
- county strongman 縣豪Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 175
- Right Chancellor 右丞相BC 189 孝惠帝六年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 174
- Right Chancellor 右丞相BC 189 to BC 188 二歲，孝惠帝崩 · Held two yearsDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 187
- Chancellor 宰相HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 133
- Han general 漢將HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 131
- Grand Tutor of the Emperor 帝太傅Ostensibly promoted actually unusedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 190
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- Marquis 侯EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 133
- Marquis of Anguo 安國侯Received lateDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 186
- Marquis of Anguo 安國侯HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 4, passage 11; Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 102
- Pleaded illness shut gatesResignedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 191
Places and affiliations
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation Associated withStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 6
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation Served
- At Pei 沛Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 175
- At Nanyang 南陽 · Relation HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 177
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 188
Events and relationships
- Brought forces under HanDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 178
- Gathered followers held NanyangMilitary · Independent leader · At Nanyang 南陽Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 177
- Helped pacify the realmDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 185
- Invoked as precedentAllusion · Historical exemplarDirectly stated · History of Yuan 193, passage 113
- Opposed Lu kingsPolitical · AdviserDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 188
- Spoke for pardonDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 6
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- Relation Served · Person Liu Bang (劉邦)Directly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 131
- Relation Friend of · Person Yong Chi (雍齒)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 186
- Relation Interceded for · Person Zhang Cang (張蒼)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 6
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment clear allotted portion worth following · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 150
- few letters, spirited, fond of blunt speechCharacterDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 176
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 6, 102
References in the histories
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