Overview
Wang Tiansheng was a Liu Song army commander.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 477 宋末Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 5
- AD 477 昇明元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 10, passage 52; Book of Song 89, passage 67
- AD 477 沈攸之事起Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 61
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Wang Shen (王深)father 父 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Liang 9, passages 4-5
- Parent of Wang Mao (王茂)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 5
Key source chapters
- Book of Liang, Chapter 9 Volume 9: Wang Mao; Cao Jingzong; Liu Qingyuan 1 passage
- Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 30 Volume 30 Biographies 11: Xue Yuan, Dai Sengjing, Huan Kang, Jiao Du, Cao Hu 1 passage
- Book of Song, Chapter 10 Volume 10 Annals 10: Emperor Shun 1 passage
- Book of Song, Chapter 89 Volume 89 Biographies 49: Yuan Can 1 passage
Career and standing
- ranked general 列將Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 5
- Administrator of Brazil and Zitong 巴西、梓潼二郡太守AD 477 宋末 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 5
- Army Commander 軍主AD 477 昇明元年 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 52
- army chief 軍主HeldDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 61
- Marquis of Shanghuang district 上黃縣男AD 477 宋末 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 5
- Marquis of Shanghuang district 上黃縣男HeldDirectly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 5
Places and affiliations
- AD 477 宋末Polity Id liu-song · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 5
- Polity Id liu-song · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 52
- At Qi in Taiyuan 太原祁Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 9, passages 3, 5
- AD 477 宋末At Brazil 巴西 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 5
- AD 477 宋末At Zitong 梓潼 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 5
Events and relationships
- Captured stone cityAD 477 昇明元年 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 52
- DefeatedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 5
- Held stalemateMilitary · DefenderDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 61
References in the histories
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