Overview
Wei Langen was an official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 531 中興初Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 44
- AD 532 及尒朱世隆等誅Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 15
- AD 525 孝昌初Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 22
- AD 527 to AD 528 孝昌末Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 32
- AD 515 to AD 528 岐州刺史魏蘭根Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 95
- AD 524 to AD 525 正光末Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 12
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- AD 532 立武帝之際Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 48
- AD 515 to AD 527 肅宗詔前後Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 96, passages 256-257
- AD 530 莊帝誅尒朱榮時Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 37
- AD 531 to AD 550 霸業初Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passages 271, 273, 276
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Xing Gao (邢杲)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 33
- Child of Wei Bocheng (魏伯成)father 父Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 3
- Child of Mother of Wei Langenmother 母Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 6
- Sibling of Sister of Wei Langensister 姊妹 · Uncertain siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 33
Key source chapters
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 23 Volume 23 Biographies 15: Wei Langen; Cui Ling 27 passages
- History of the Northern Dynasties, Chapter 88 Volume 88 Biographies 76: Recluses 2 passages
- Book of Wei, Chapter 96 Volume 90: Retired Officals: Sui Kua, Feng Liang, Li Mi, Zheng Xiu 2 passages
- Book of Wei, Chapter 86 Volume 81: Qi Jun, Shan Wei, Liu Renzhi, Yuwen Zhongzhi 1 passage
Career and standing
- gentleman-attendant in the household of the Prince of Beihai 北海王國侍郎Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 5
- grand general of chariots and cavalry 車騎大將軍AD 531 中興初 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 44
- right vice director of the masters of writing 尚書右僕射AD 531 中興初 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 44
- inspector of Qi Province 岐州刺史AD 525 孝昌初 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 22
- concurrent master of writing pacifying Qi, Ji, and the two Yan 兼尚書AD 527 to AD 528 孝昌末 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 32
- chief clerk under Li Chong 長史AD 524 to AD 525 正光末 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 12
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- administrator of his home commandery 本郡太守AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 11
- conducting affairs of Yu Province 行豫州事AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 21
- general who pacifies the east 安東將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 36
- general who wins every battle 冠軍將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 21
- grand master for splendid happiness 光祿大夫AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 31
- Hebei mobile headquarters commissioner 河北行臺AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 40
- master of writing in the secretariat 中書令AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 36
- mobile headquarters master of writing for the four provinces 四州行臺尚書AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 30
- provisional general who pacifies the west 假平西將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 30
- senior clerk on the right of the minister over the masses 司徒右長史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 21
- supervisor of military affairs in Jing, Qi, Eastern Qin, and Southern Qi 都督涇岐東秦南岐四州軍事AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 30
- grand director of the imperial storeroom 太府卿DeclinedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 35
- Inspector of Qi 岐州刺史HeldDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 256
- Prefect of Qi 岐州刺史HeldDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 95
- chief clerk of the pingbei headquarters in Xia Province 夏州平北府長史ServedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 11
- recorder in the offices of the minister of works and minister over the masses 司空、司徒二府記室參軍ServedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 11
- senior recorder in Ding Province 定州長流參軍ServedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 5
- staff officer to the minister over the masses 司徒掾ServedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 11
- EnteredCaptivityDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 28
- with ceremonial staff 假節Ceremonial staff · GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 21
- declined appointment as grand director of the imperial storeroom 除太府卿，辭不拜RefusedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 35
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Wei 東魏 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 23, passages 44, 48, 273
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passages 2, 12
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation UnderStrongly inferred · Book of Wei 96, passage 256
- At Xiaquyang in Julu Commandery 鉅鹿下曲陽Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 2
- At Xiaquyang in Julu 鉅鹿下曲陽 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 2
Learning and skills
- Skill recitation of the Zuo Tradition and Book of Changes 誦《左氏傳》、《周易》 · Level proficientDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 4
Works and attributed material
- Action · Agent · Paraphrased · Silent Chinese subject continues Langen following Yuan TianmuDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 34
- Speech · Speaker · With Li Chong (李崇) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passages 13-19
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passages 24-25
Events and relationships
- Auspicious wheat and averted mouse plague in QiAdministration · InspectorDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 27
- Campaigned against Xing GaoDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 34
- Felled Dong Zhuo shrine cypress for coffinRitual · Burial arranger · At Changshan Commandery 常山郡Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passages 7-9
- Fought Hou Shen near Zhongshan and was routedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 41
- Helped defeat WanchuanDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 23
- Hut beside tomb and mounded graveRitual · MournerDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 10
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- Joined Gao Gan brothers uprisingDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passages 41-42
- Memorialized recommendingDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 257
- Observed Former Deposed EmperorDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 46
- Observed mourning for motherRitual · MournerDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 6
- Proposed converting garrisons to provincesDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passages 12-20
- Returned captive women to familiesPersonal · BenefactorDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passages 24-26
- Secretly informed Erzhu Shilong of plotDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 37
- Sent to reassure Xing GaoDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 33
- Shared in founding hegemonyPolitical · ParticipantDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 273
- Urged against restoring deposed emperorDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 47
- Urged to resume office after rebel inspector killedPolitical · Restored inspectorDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 29
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Xiao Baoyin (蕭寶寅)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 23
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Li Chong (李崇)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 12
- Relation Client of · Person Wang Daoxi (王道習)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 39
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment competent in every post · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 11
- Assessment courted the great and the favored; that weighed on moral credit · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 274
- Assessment early won a name for conduct praised by contemporaries · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 271
- Assessment filial piety in mourning · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 6
- Assessment framed and defamed the deposed emperor; deeply censured by contemporary opinion · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 49
- Assessment quick-witted and perceptive · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 4
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- Assessment won the hearts of the western territories · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 30
- eight chi tall with a striking presencePhysical descriptionDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 4
- Item cypress coffin timber from Dong Zhuo shrine 董卓祠柏樹槨材 · Relation UsedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 8
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 2
References in the histories
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