Qin and Han · Judge and Official

Wang Tiankai 王恬開

Attested BC 197 - BC 157

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Tiankai was a Judge and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 197 十年秋
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passages 84, 102
BC 180 to BC 157 梁相山都侯王恬開
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 68

Key source chapters

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 90 Biographies of Wei Bao and Peng Yue 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 102 Biographies of Zhang Shizhi and Feng Tang 1 passage

Career and standing

Commandant of Justice 廷尉
BC 197 十年秋 · Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 102
Chancellor of Liang 梁相
BC 180 to BC 157 文帝 · Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 68
Marquis of Shandu 山都侯
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 68

Events and relationships

Petitioned extermination
BC 197 十年秋 · Legal · Prosecutor · With Peng Yue (彭越)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 102
Relation Friend of · Person Zhang Shizhi (張釋之)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 68

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 90Biographies of Wei Bao and Peng Yue · 1 passage

廷尉王恬開奏請族之。 The Commandant of Justice, Wang Tiankai, petitioned for the extermination of Peng Yue's entire clan.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 102Biographies of Zhang Shizhi and Feng Tang · 1 passage

是時，中尉條侯周亞夫與梁相山都侯王恬開見釋之持議平，乃結為親友。 At this time, Zhou Yafu the Marquis of Tiao, who served as Colonel of the Guard, and Wang Tiankai the Marquis of Shandu, who served as Chancellor of Liang, observed that Shizhi deliberated with impartiality, and both became his close friends.