Overview
Wang Shen was an official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of LiangBook of Song
Life and dates
Death
- Early deathDirectly stated · Book of Song 76, passage 164
Attested activity
- AD 432 元嘉九年冬Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 69, passage 113
- AD 450 to AD 470 玄謨卒前Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 76, passage 164
- AD 460 to AD 477 茂年數歲 / 北中郎司馬Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 9, passages 4, 6
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Wang Mao (王茂)grandfather 大父 · paternal line · 2 generations · Through Wang Tiansheng (王天生)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations · Through Wang Tiansheng (王天生)Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passages 4, 6 - Parent of Wang Tiansheng (王天生)father 父 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Liang 9, passages 4-5
- Child of Wang Xuamo (王玄謨)son 子Directly stated · Book of Song 76, passage 164
- Parent of Wang Hui (王繢)son 子Directly stated · Book of Song 76, passage 164
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Major to the Northern Central Commandant 北中郎司馬HeldDirectly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 4
- Left Western Subordinate to the Minister over the Masses 司徒左西屬Served asDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 114
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liu-song · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Liang 9, passage 4
- At Qi in Taiyuan 太原祁Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 9, passages 3-4
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Wang Mao (王茂)Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 6
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment thousand-li colt who will uphold the house · With Wang Mao (王茂) · Mode named-source-report Speaker Wang Shen (王深)Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 6
References in the histories
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