Overview
Wang Pi was a general and Official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Xiongpi | 熊羆 | Xióngpí |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 541 大統七年At at his garrison post 於鎮Directly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passage 67
Attested activity
- AD 527 to AD 529 大通初Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 32, passage 53
- AD 529 十二月，辛亥 thereafterDated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 235; zizhitongjian:153:s0235a
- AD 541 大統七年Directly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passage 67
- AD 477 to AD 499 魏太和中Directly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passage 4
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Wang Changshu (王長述)Directly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passages 69, 74
- Descendant of Wang Zun (王遵)descendant 之後 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passage 2
- Parent of Wang Changshu (王長述)reared by 鞠養 · Foster parentageDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passage 74
- Parent of Qingyuan (慶遠)son 子Directly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passage 68
Key source chapters
Origins and identity
- leading provincial surname 州郡著姓Directly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passage 2
Career and standing
- opening-the-feudatory 開府AddedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 28
- palace attendant 侍中AddedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 28
- acting administrator of Southern Qin 行南秦州事AD 529 十二月，辛亥 thereafter · AppointedDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 235
- palace-guard general 殿中將軍AD 477 to AD 499 魏太和中 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passage 4
- governor of Jing Province 荊州刺史AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 16
- grand commander 大都督AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 27
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- grand general of fast cavalry 驃騎大將軍AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 28
- interior minister of West He 西河內史GrantedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 6
- right general 右將軍GrantedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 6
- Inspector of Western Jing province 西荊州刺史AD 527 to AD 529 大通初 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 53
- inspector of Qi 岐州刺史AD 529 十二月，辛亥 thereafter · HeldDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 235
- general who pacifies the army 撫軍將軍PromotedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 16
- governor of Jingzhou 涇州刺史TransferredDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 26
- grand general of chariots and cavalry 車騎大將軍TransferredDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 26
- posthumous grand commandant 太尉AD 541 大統七年 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passage 67
- Duke of Bachecheng county 霸城縣公AdvancedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 25
Places and affiliations
- Northern Wei 魏Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passage 4
- Western Wei 西魏Relation ServedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 28
- Polity Wei 魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 153, passage 235
- At Bachecheng, Jingzhao 京兆霸城Directly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passage 2
- At Hedong 河東 · Relation GarrisonedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 52
- At Huazhou 華州 · Relation GarrisonedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 27
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Yuwen Tai (周文帝)Directly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passage 40
- Speech · Speaker · With Gao Huan (高歡)Directly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passage 43
- Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passages 9-11, 20-22, 48-50, 56-58
Events and relationships
- Ate discarded melon rind to shame wasteful guestPersonal · HostDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passages 61-63
- Collected grain without concealment in famineAdministrative · AdministratorDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passages 35-37
- Defended Jing Province under flood siege over three yearsDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passages 17-24
- Held Huazhou; Gao Huan dared not attackDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passages 38-44
- Lured captured and executed banditsAD 529 十二月，辛亥 thereafter · Legal · Administrator · At Southern Qin 南秦州Directly stated · zizhitongjian:153:s0235a
- Pacified Di and Qiang rebels; garrisoned Liang ProvinceMilitary · Commander · At Liang Province 梁州Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 5
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- Rebuked envoy who tore flatbread crustPersonal · HostDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passages 54-60
- Refused West He appointmentPolitical · SubjectDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passages 7, 9-11
- Refused Zhou Huida summons; offered to break Rouran locallyDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passages 47-50
- Relieved Jing Province and defeated LiangDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passages 12-13
- Repelled night raidDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passages 30-34
- Struck clerk with boot for private petitionLegal · OfficialDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 64
- Was assigned with ten thousand cavalry to hold HulaoAD 527 to AD 529 大通初 · Military · DefenderDirectly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 53
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment frugal, plain, scorned appearances; stern and fair · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passages 51, 53, 202-205
- Item iron certificate 鐵券 · Relation ReceivedDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 18
References in the histories
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