Qin and Han · Administrator

Wang Xiang 王襄

Attested BC 61 - BC 54

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Xiang was an administrator.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 61 to BC 54 益州刺史王襄
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 75, passages 136, 140

Career and standing

Governor of Yizhou 益州刺史
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passages 136, 140

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 136
At Yizhou 益州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 136

Events and relationships

Commissioned moral suasion poems
BC 61 to BC 54 益州刺史王襄欲宣風化於眾庶 · Cultural · Patron · With Wang Bao (王褒)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 75, passage 136
Memorialized Wang Bao talent
BC 61 to BC 54 益州刺史因奏褒有軼材 · Personnel · Recommender · With Wang Bao (王褒)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 75, passage 140
Relation Commissioner of · Person Wang Bao (王褒)
Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passages 136, 140

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 75Volume 64b: Yan, Zhu, Wuqiu, Zhufu, Xu, Yan, Zhong, Wang, and Jia 2 · 2 passages

於是益州刺史王襄欲宣風化於眾庶，聞王褒有俊材，請與相見，使褒作中和、樂職、宣布詩，選好事者令依鹿鳴之聲習而歌之。 The governor of Yizhou, Wang Xiang, hoped to bring moral suasion to the common people. Learning of Wang Bao's gifts, he invited him in and commissioned the poems 'Central Harmony,' 'Joy in Duty,' and 'The Proclamation,' then picked enthusiasts to set them to the tune of the 'Deer Call' ode and teach them by singing.

褒既為刺史作頌，又作其傳，益州刺史因奏褒有軼材。 Wang Bao had not only written the governor's celebratory verse but drafted his biography as well, and on that basis the governor reported Wang Bao's exceptional gifts to the capital.