Five Dynasties · Scholar

Wang Zhen 王震

Attested AD 936 - AD 942

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Zhen was a scholar.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 936 to AD 942 高祖時
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 4

Works and attributed material

Speech · Addressee
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 4

Events and relationships

Relation Teacher of · Person Shi Chonggui (石重貴)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 4

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 9Volume 9 Later Jin Annals 2: the Emperor That Fled · 1 passage

高祖使博士王震教以《禮記》，久之，不能通大義，謂震曰：「此非我家事也。」 Gaozu set the Erudite Wang Zhen to instruct him in the Book of Rites. Months passed without his mastering the text’s larger sense, and he told Zhen, “Ritual learning is not our house’s trade.”