Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Wei Ang 昂

Ang

Attested AD 548

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wei Ang was an official.

Life and dates

Death

Killed in battle
Directly stated · Book of Liang 43, passage 60

Attested activity

AD 548 太清二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 43, passages 15-16, 60

Family

Kin of Wei Can (韋粲)
cousin 從弟 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Liang 43, passage 60

Career and standing

exterior regular palace attendant 員外散騎常侍
Posthumously granted
Directly stated · Book of Liang 43, passage 63

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 43Volume 43: Wei Can; Jiang Ziyi; Jiang Zisi; Jiang Ziwu; Zhang Sheng; Shen Jun; Liu Jingli · 2 passages

粲子尼及三弟助、警、構、從弟昂皆戰死，親戚死者數百人。 Can's son Ni and three younger brothers Zhu, Jing, and Gou, and cousin Ang, all died in battle; kin who died numbered in the hundreds.

世祖平侯景，追諡曰忠貞，並追贈助、警、構及尼皆中書郎，昂員外散騎常侍。 When Emperor Shizu pacified Hou Jing, he was posthumously titled Loyal and Upright, and Zhu, Jing, Gou, and Ni were posthumously made Secretariat gentlemen, Ang exterior regular palace attendant.