Wang Quan (王權) | 24 Histories

Overview

Wang Quan was a Vice Minister of Revenue.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Xiushan	秀山	Xiùshān

Life and dates

Death

AD 941 六年秋
Illness · Age Value: 78 · Reckoning: Sui
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 164, 172

Age

78
Reckoning Sui · Point death
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 172

Attested activity

AD 933 長興四年十二月丁巳
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 16
AD 933 丁巳
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 7, passage 124
AD 941 六年秋
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 164, 172
AD 923 唐莊宗平梁
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 160
AD 926 天成元年六月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 100
AD 936 to AD 941 天福中
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 164, 167

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AD 939 天福四年八月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 124
AD 934 庚申
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 102
AD 936 to AD 942 晉高祖時
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 70
AD 907 梁祖革命
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 158
AD 934 to AD 936 清泰中
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 162
AD 932 長興三年十二月壬戌
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 202
AD 931 長興二年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 42, passage 87
AD 936 高祖登極
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 163

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Descendant of Wang Gui (王龜)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 155
Descendant of Wang Qi (王起)
great-grandfather 曾祖 · paternal line · 3 generations
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 154
Child of Wang Rao (王蕘)
father 父 · paternal line
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 156

Kinship Role forebears · Quantity unspecified · generations of generals and chief ministers
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 164

Key source chapters

Origins and identity

family of officials for generations 積世衣冠
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 153

Career and standing

junior tutor of the heir apparent 太子少傅
Appointed on retirement
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 171
rites commissioner 禮儀使
AD 933 長興四年十二月丁巳 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 16
attending censor 侍御史
AD 907 梁祖革命 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 158
minister of revenue 戶部尚書
AD 934 to AD 936 清泰中 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 162
Left Secretariat Director; formerly Vice Minister of Personnel 尚書左丞、吏部侍郎
AD 931 長興二年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 42, passage 87
censor-in-chief 御史中丞
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 159

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collator in the Secretariat 秘書省校書郎
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 157
Hanlin academician 翰林學士
Appointed · after a year
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 159
Minister of Revenue 戶部尚書
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 102
Minister of Rites 禮部尚書
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 202
Right Household Companion 右庶子
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 161
Vice Minister of Revenue 戶部侍郎
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 100
military adjutant of Suizhou 隨州司馬
AD 923 唐莊宗平梁 · Demoted
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 160
director of the Ministry of Revenue with charge of drafting edicts 戶部郎中、知制誥
Held concurrently
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 159
Minister of Rites 禮部尚書
AD 933 長興四年十二月丁巳 · Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 16
acting charge of the examinations 權知貢舉
AD 934 to AD 936 清泰中 · Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 162
academician of the Hall of Assembled Worthies with charge of the academy 集賢殿學士判院事
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 159
attendant 給事中
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 159
collator in the Hall of Assembled Worthies 集賢校理
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 157
Crown Prince Right Vice Mentor 太子右庶子
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 100
Left Reminder 左拾遺
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 157
Left Remonstrance Councilor 左諫議大夫
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 159
Left Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs 尚書左丞
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 161
Left Vice Director 尚書左丞
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 202
Minister of Revenue 戶部尚書
Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 70
minister of rites with charge of selection 禮部尚書判銓
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 161
Minister of Rites 禮部尚書
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 102
Right Reminder 右補闕
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 157
vice minister of revenue, war, and personnel in succession 戶兵吏三侍郎
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 161
concurrent vice director of the Bureau of Appointments with charge of miscellaneous affairs 兼職方員外郎知雜事
AD 907 梁祖革命 · Promoted
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 158
Junior Tutor of the Heir Apparent (retirement) 太子少傅致仕
Retired
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 124
minister of war 兵部尚書
AD 936 高祖登極 · Transferred
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 163
Left Vice Director 左僕射
AD 941 六年秋 · Posthumously awarded
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 172-173
Entered
AD 936 to AD 941 天福中 · Suspension
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 166
Entered
Retired
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 171
Received
AD 923 唐莊宗平梁 · Amnesty · then transferred in reduced rank to Xu Prefecture
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 160
reprimanded for violating the statutes and ordered demoted from court 既黷憲章，須從殿黜
AD 936 to AD 941 天福中 · Reprimand and demotion · Received
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 167-169

Places and affiliations

AD 923 唐莊宗平梁
Polity Later Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 160-162
AD 907 梁祖革命
Polity Later Liang 梁 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 158-159
AD 936 高祖登極
Polity Later Jin 晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 163-164, 171
Polity Id liao · Polity Khitan 契丹 · Relation Refused to serve as subject · Negated true
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 164, 170
Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 202
Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 16; Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 102

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At Taiyuan 太原
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 153
AD 923 唐莊宗平梁
At Suizhou 隨州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 160
AD 923 唐莊宗平梁
At Xu Prefecture 許州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 160
Organization Hanlin Academy 翰林 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 159

Learning and skills

Earned
Credential Presented Scholar 進士
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 157

Works and attributed material

Edict reprimand · Addressee · Direct quotation · court reprimand citing Feng Dao's Khitan embassy and Quan's Fengxiang investiture return
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 167-169
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · refused the Khitan mission, willing to accept punishment for disobeying the edict
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 164-165

Events and relationships

Made minister of revenue
Appointment · Appointee
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 102
ordered to serve as envoy to the Khitan 命權使於契丹
AD 936 to AD 941 天福中 · Diplomatic · Designated envoy · Ordered to the Khitan · With Gaozu (高祖)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 164
Recommended Shi Ang
Recommendation · Recommender · With Shi Ang (石昂)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 70
returned from Fengxiang as investiture envoy 自鳳翔冊禮使回
AD 936 to AD 941 天福中 · Diplomatic · Investiture envoy · Returned from Fengxiang · At Fengxiang 鳳翔
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 167-168
Relation Recommended by · Person Cui Yi (崔沂)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 158

Assessments and attributes

Assessment did not wish to serve the Khitan as a subject and therefore firmly declined; was not merely shirking duty · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 170
Assessment few splendid qualifications and fine ranks did not pass through his hands · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 162

Source notes

Value historical
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 153

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 36Volume 36 Book of Later Tang 12: Mingzong Annals 2 · 1 passage

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以太子詹事劉嶽為兵部侍郎，以太子右庶子王權為戶部侍郎，以太子左庶子任讚為工部侍郎。 Liu Yue, crown prince mentor, became War vice minister; Wang Quan, right vice mentor, Revenue vice minister; Ren Zan, left vice mentor, Works vice minister.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 42Volume 42 Book of Later Tang 18: Mingzong Annals 8 · 1 passage

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壬寅，以尚書左丞崔居儉為工部尚書，以吏部侍郎王權為尚書左丞。 On renyin Cui Jujian became works minister and Wang Quan personnel vice minister became left secretariat director.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 43Volume 43 Book of Later Tang 19: Mingzong Annals 9 · 1 passage

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壬戌，以吏部侍郎姚顗為尚書左丞，以尚書左丞王權為禮部尚書，以兵部侍郎藥縱之為吏部侍郎，以翰林學士、中書舍人程遜為戶部侍郎，依前充職。 On renxu Yao Yi of personnel became left vice director; Wang Quan of the left vice directorate became rites minister; Yao Zongzhi of war became personnel vice minister; and Cheng Xun, Hanlin scholar and secretariat drafter, became revenue vice minister while keeping his concurrent charge.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 45Volume 45 Book of Later Tang 21: Emperor Min Annals 1 · 1 passage

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丁巳，以左僕射、平章事馮道為山陵使，戶部尚書韓彥惲為副，中書舍人王延為判官，禮部尚書王權為禮儀使，兵部尚書李鈴為鹵簿使，御史中丞龍敏為儀仗使，右僕射、權知河南府盧質為橋道頓遞使。 On dingsi Feng Dao, Left Vice Director and Grand Counsellor, was made imperial tomb commissioner, with Han Yanyun, Minister of Revenue, as deputy. Wang Yan, Secretariat drafter, was made administrative officer; Wang Quan, Minister of Rites, rites commissioner; Li Ling, Minister of War, guard-of-honor commissioner; Long Min, Vice Censor-in-Chief, ceremony commissioner; and Lu Zhi, Right Vice Director and acting mayor of Henan, bridge-route relay commissioner.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 47Volume 47 Book of Later Tang 23: Later Emperors Annals 2 · 1 passage

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庚申，以兵部尚書李鈴為太常卿，以禮部尚書王權為戶部尚書，以太常卿李懌為禮部尚書。 On gengshen Li Ling, Minister of War, was made Director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices; Wang Quan, Minister of Rites, was made Minister of Revenue; Li Yi, Director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, was made Minister of Rites.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 78Volume 78 Book of Later Jin 4: Gaozu Annals 4 · 1 passage

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戊申，前兵部尚書王權授太子少傅致仕。 On the wushen day, Wang Quan, former minister of war, was granted retirement as junior tutor of the heir apparent.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 92Volume 92 Book of Later Jin 18: Biographies 7: Yao Yi, Lu Qi, Liang Wenju, Shi Gui, Pei Hao, Wu Chengfan, Lu Dao, Zheng Taoguang, Wang Quan, Han Yun, Li Yi · 5 passages

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王權，字秀山，太原人，積世衣冠。 Wang Quan, courtesy name Xiushan, was a native of Taiyuan from a long line of officials.

權舉進士，解褐授秘書省校書郎、集賢校理，歷左拾遺、右補闕。 Quan passed the jinshi examination. Upon entering service he was appointed collator in the Secretariat and collator in the Hall of Assembled Worthies, then served as Left and Right Reminder.

天福中，命權使於契丹，權以前世累為將相，未嘗有奉使而稱陪臣者，謂人曰：「我雖不才，年今耄矣，豈能遠使於契丹乎！ During the Tianfu era Quan was ordered to serve as envoy to the Khitan. His forebears for generations had been generals and chief ministers, yet none had ever been sent abroad to be called a subordinate minister. He told others, "Though I lack talent, I am old now. How could I go on a distant mission to the Khitan?

先是，宰相馮道使於契丹才回，權亦自鳳翔冊禮使回，故責詞略曰：「若以道路迢遙，即鸞閣之臺臣亦往； Chief Minister Feng Dao had just returned from an embassy to the Khitan, and Quan had just returned from Fengxiang as investiture envoy. The reprimand therefore read in part, "If the road is long and distant, ministers of the Phoenix Pavilion also travel;

其實權不欲臣事契丹，故堅辭之，非避事以違命也。 In truth Quan did not wish to serve the Khitan as a subject, and therefore firmly declined. He was not merely shirking duty to disobey orders.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 7Volume 7 Later Tang Annals 4: Deposed Emperors · 1 passage

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丁巳，馮道為大行皇帝山陵使，戶部尚書韓彥惲為副，中書舍人王延為判官，禮部尚書王權為禮儀使，兵部尚書李鏻為鹵簿使，御史中丞龍敏為儀仗使，左僕射權判河南府盧質為橋道頓遞使。 On dingsi, Feng Dao was appointed commissioner for the late emperor’s mausoleum, with Minister of Revenue Han Yanyun as deputy. Wang Yan served as administrative judge, Wang Quan oversaw the rites, Li Lin the procession, Long Min the honor guard, and Lu Zhi the bridges, roads, lodging, and relays.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 34Volume 34 Biographies of Recluses 14: Zhen Gao, Shi Ang, Cheng Fuyun, Li Zilun · 1 passage

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晉高祖時，詔天下求孝悌之士，戶部尚書王權、宗正卿石光贊、國子祭酒田敏、兵部侍郎王延等相與詣東上閤門，上昂行義可以應詔。 Under Gaozu of Jin, the court sought filial and dutiful men across the realm. Wang Quan, Minister of Revenue; Shi Guangzan, Director of the Imperial Clan Court; Tian Min, Director of the National University; Wang Yan, Vice Minister of War; and others went together to the Eastern Upper Gate and recommended Ang’s conduct as meeting the edict.