Qing · Official

Zeng Wangyan 曾望顏

Attested AD 1835 - AD 1839

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Zeng Wangyan was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1835 十五年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 378, passages 6-7
AD 1839 道光十九年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 369, passage 63

Key source chapters

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 369 Volume 369 Biographies 156: Lin Zexu, Deng Tingzhen, Da Hong A 1 passage
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 378 Volume 378 Biographies 165: Huang Juezi, Jin Yinglin, Chen Qingyong, Su Tingkui, Zhu Qi 1 passage

Career and standing

Prefect 府尹
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 369, passage 63

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 378, passage 2

Works and attributed material

Proposed cutting all foreign trade
Memorial · Author
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 369, passage 63

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 369Volume 369 Biographies 156: Lin Zexu, Deng Tingzhen, Da Hong A · 1 passage

府尹曾望顏請罷各國通商，禁漁船出洋。 Prefect Zeng Wangyan proposed cutting off trade with all nations and banning fishing boats from going to sea.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 378Volume 378 Biographies 165: Huang Juezi, Jin Yinglin, Chen Qingyong, Su Tingkui, Zhu Qi · 1 passage

詔以爵滋及科道中馮贊勳、金應麟、曾望顏諸人均敢言，故特加擢任，風勵言官，開忠諫之路，勉其勿因驟得升階，即圖保位，並以誥誡臣工焉。 An edict explained that Juezi, along with supervising secretaries Feng Zanxun, Jin Yinglin, Zeng Wangyan, and others, had all spoken boldly, and were promoted expressly to encourage the censorate and widen the avenue of loyal remonstrance—while warning them not to grow cautious about preserving rank once elevated, a message meant for the bureaucracy at large.