Qin and Han · Merchant and Official

Wangsun Daqing 王孫大卿

Attested BC 48 - AD 23

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wangsun Daqing was a Merchant and Official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Wangsun Qing	王孫卿	Wángsūn Qīng

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 9 to AD 23 王莽以為京司市師
Directly stated · Book of Han 103, passage 124
BC 48 to AD 23 自元、成訖王莽
Directly stated · Book of Han 103, passage 122

Career and standing

patron of knights 以財養士
Directly stated · Book of Han 103, passage 124
Capital Market Master / Director of the Eastern Market 京司市師
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Han 103, passage 124

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 103Volume 91: Usurers · 2 passages

前富者既衰，自元、成訖王莽，京師富人杜陵樊嘉，茂陵摯網，平陵如氏、苴氏，長安丹王君房，豉樊少翁、王孫大卿，為天下高訾。 Once the old houses faded, from Yuandi through Chengdi into Wang Mang's coup, Chang'an's wealthiest were Fan Jia of Duling, Zhi Gang of Maoling, the Ru and Ju families of Pingling, the cinnabar magnate Wang Junfang, the pickle king Fan Shaoweng, and Wangsun Daqing—each counted among the empire's heaviest purses.

王孫卿以財養士，與雄桀交，王莽以為京司市師，漢司東市令也。 Wangsun Qing bankrolled swordsmen and courted bold spirits until Wang Mang named him Capital Market Master, the old Han post of Director of the Eastern Market.