Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Wang Xian 王暹

Wáng Xiān

Attested AD 566 - AD 568

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Xian was an official.

Life and dates

Death

executed 伏誅
Directly stated · Book of Chen 32, passage 53

Attested activity

AD 567 to AD 568 廢帝朝
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 32, passage 51
AD 566 文帝崩後
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 20, passage 26

Key source chapters

Book of Chen, Chapter 20 Volume 20: Dao Zhongju; Han Zigao; Hua Jiao 2 passages
Book of Chen, Chapter 32 Volume 32: Filial Piety 1 passage

Career and standing

Left Assistant 左丞
Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 20, passage 26
Handed over for trial
Prosecuted
Directly stated · Book of Chen 20, passage 27

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 20Volume 20: Dao Zhongju; Han Zigao; Hua Jiao · 2 passages

及文帝崩，高宗受遺詔為尚書令入輔，仲舉與左丞王暹、中書舍人劉師知、殷不佞等，以朝望有歸，乃遣不佞矯宣旨遣高宗還東府。 When Emperor Wen died, Emperor Xuan took the testament as director of the masters of writing and entered to govern. Zhongju, with the left assistant Wang Xian and secretariat attendants Liu Shizhi and Yin Bujiu, judged where the court’s hopes lay and sent Bujiu to forge an edict ordering Emperor Xuan back to the Eastern Mansion.

事發，師知下北獄賜死，暹、不佞並付治，乃以仲舉為貞毅將軍、金紫光祿大夫。 When the plot came out, Shizhi was sent to the northern prison and granted death. Xian and Bujiu were handed over for trial. Zhongju was reduced to steadfast-resolution general and grandee with the gold seal and purple ribbon.

Book of Chen, Chapter 32Volume 32: Filial Piety · 1 passage

不佞素以名節自立，又受委東宮，乃與僕射到仲舉、中書舍人劉師知、尚書右丞王暹等，謀矯詔出高宗。 Buning had always stood on his reputation for integrity and had again been entrusted by the eastern palace. He therefore joined vice director Dao Zhongju, Secretariat attendant Liu Shizhi, right vice director Wang Xian, and others in plotting to forge an edict removing Emperor Xuan.