Overview
Wang Qian was an official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Liang
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Siji | 思寂 | Sījì |
| Posthumous name | An | 安 | Ān |
| Alternate name | Xuancheng | 玄成 | Xuánchéng |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 522 普通三年十月Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 81
Age
- 49Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 81
Attested activity
- AD 505 天監四年Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 68
- AD 522 普通三年十月Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 81
- AD 501 永元末Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 59
- AD 501 高祖霸府建Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 60
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Wang Jian (王儉)father 父Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 7, passages 53-54
- Parent of Wang Gui (王規)father 父Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 83
- Parent of Empress Wang Lingbin (王靈賓)father 父Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 54
- Child of Mother of Wang Qian (王騫母)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 80
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Administrator of Dongyang 東陽太守Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 天監四年 · Western Year: AD 505Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 68
- Administrator of Yixing 義興太守AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 55
- Advisory officer to the Rapid Cavalry 驃騎諮議AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 56
- Attendant for the heir's wash horses 太子洗馬AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 55
- Colonel of the Archer Sound 射聲校尉AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 79
- Colonel of the Yue Cavalry 越騎校尉AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 60
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- Gentleman of the Yellow Gate 黃門郎AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 56
- Grand Marshal adviser 大司馬諮議參軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 60
- Minister of Ceremonies 太常卿AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 69
- Minister of Revenue 度支尚書AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 67
- Minister of the Palace Treasury 太府卿Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 天監八年 · Western Year: AD 509Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 69
- Outer Member of the Scattered Cavalry 員外散騎常侍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 70
- Outer member 員外郎AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 55
- Palace Attendant 侍中AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 60
- Palace Scribe 中書令Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 天監十一年 · Western Year: AD 512Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 70
- Rear Army General 后軍將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 69
- Right Chief Clerk of the Minister of Education 司徒右長史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 56
- Supervising Censor 給事中AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 79
- Administrator of Wuxing 吳興太守Demoted toDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 77
- Palace Attendant 侍中OfferedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 59
- Minister of Revenue 度支尚書RestoredDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 79
- Administrator of Wu 吳郡太守TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 68
- Marquis of Nanchang 南昌侯Reduced from duke · Households 1000Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 66
- Palace Attendant and Glory Grand Master with purple insignia 侍中、金紫光祿大夫Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 82
- An 安Posthumously titledDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 82
- Marquis of Nanchang county 南昌縣公InheritedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 55
- Marquis of Nanchang 南昌侯Reduced to · From Source Date: Text: 高祖受禪 · Western Year: AD 502Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passages 66-67
- RefusedRefused officeDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 59
- WithdrewIllnessDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 78
Places and affiliations
- At Langye 琅邪Directly stated · Book of Liang 36, passage 133
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Gaozu (高祖)Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passages 73-74
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 58
Events and relationships
- Left officeDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 80
- Refused to sell landDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passages 72-74, 76
Assessments and attributes
- austere and aloof; plain-clan ethosCharacterDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passages 57-58
- Item old villa and fields by Zhong Mountain temple 鐘山舊墅良田 · Relation Possessed · Origin Jin chancellor Wang Dao grantDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 71
Source notes
- From Xuancheng 玄成 · To Qian 騫 · Reason Qi Gaozu partial tabooDirectly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 54
References in the histories
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