Overview
Wang Xin was an official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Northern Qi
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Yuanjing | 元景 | Yuanjing |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 559 天保十年Execution · At before the throne; corpse cast into Zhang River 斬於御前，投尸漳水Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 50
Attested activity
- AD 550 五月Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 126
- AD 559 天保十年Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 50
- AD 528 尒朱榮入洛前Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 29, passages 7-8
- AD 530 to AD 550 魏末至齊初Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 31, passages 5, 24, 31
- AD 550 to AD 570 齊世Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 153
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Wang Meng (王猛)sixth-generation ancestor 六世祖 · paternal line · 6 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 3
- Sibling of Wang Hui (王暉)elder brother 兄 · Full siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 31, passages 54, 59
- Child of Wang Yun (王雲)father 父Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 4
- Child of Mother of Wang Xinmother 母Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 29, passage 7
- Child of Lady Cui of Qinghe (清河崔氏)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 53
- Parent of Wang Yan (王顗)son 子Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 52
- Sibling of Wang Xi (王晞)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passages 1, 54
Key source chapters
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 31 Volume 31 Biographies 23: Wang Xin; Wang Xi 27 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 29 Volume 29 Biographies 21: Li Hun; Zi Zhan; Hun Dihui; Zuzi Gongxu; Li Yu; Di Jin; Zu Dixiao; Zheng Shuzu; Zi Yuande 1 passage
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 30 Volume 30 Biographies 22: Cui Xian; Gao Dezheng; Cui Ang 1 passage
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 33 Volume 33 Biographies 25: Xiao Yuanming; Xiao Zhi (Liang); Xiao Tui; Xiao Fang (Liang); Xu Zhicai 1 passage
Origins and identity
- Line Wang of Beihai 北海王氏Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passages 2-3
Career and standing
- Administrator of Donglai 東萊太守AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 24
- attendant-at-court 常侍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 25
- cavalry staff officer 騎兵參軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 5
- concurrent charge of Ministry of Rites 判祠部尚書事AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 42
- Director of the Secretariat 秘書監AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 30
- Grand Master of Splendid Happiness with Golden Seal and Purple Ribbon 金紫光祿大夫AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 26
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- Grand Master with Silver Seal and Purple Ribbon 銀青光祿大夫AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 42
- EndedExileDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 42
- EnteredExile · At Youzhou 幽州Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 41
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Qi 齊 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passages 39, 50
- Polity Northern Wei 魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passages 5, 27
- At Beihai 北海Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 29, passage 7
- At Ju in Beihai 北海劇Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 2
- At Donglai 東萊 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passages 24, 35
- At Youzhou 幽州 · Relation Exiled toDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 41
Works and attributed material
- Collected works in twenty scrolls 文集二十卷Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 51
- Speech · Speaker · With Xing Shao (邢卲)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 37
- Speech · Speaker · With Zheng Zimo (鄭子默)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 45
- Speech · Speaker · With Yuan Yue (元悅)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passages 18, 22
- Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 32
Events and relationships
- BeheadedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 50
- Interrogated murdererJudicial · Judge · At Donglai 東萊Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 35
- ShieldedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passages 32-33
- Relation Colleague of · Person Xing Shao (邢卲)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 31
- Relation Guest of · Person Yuan Luo (元羅)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 31
- Relation Patron client · Person Yuan Yue (元悅) · ClientDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 5
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment fine house, vile person · Mode named-person-judgment Speaker Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi (文宣帝)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 39
- Assessment loose and insolent, not what the age required · Mode named-person-judgment Speaker Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi (文宣帝)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 39
- Formerly very stout; after mourning remained gaunt for lifePhysical descriptionDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 28
References in the histories
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