Overview
Ma Renwang was an official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Bei | 倍 | Bèi |
| Courtesy name | Yanshu | 儼叔 | Yanshu |
| Posthumous name | Wenxian | 文獻 | Wénxiàn |
Life and dates
Death
- Directly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 124
Attested activity
- AD 1065 to AD 1074 咸雍中Directly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 79
- AD 1113 天慶三年十二月Directly stated · History of Liao 27, passage 211
- AD 1101 天祚嗣位Directly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 95
- AD 1055 to AD 1101 道宗初年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 59, passages 52, 56
- AD 1012 to AD 1055 馬人望父牷為中京文思使（undated exemplum amid Kaitai–Chongxi office notices）Strongly inferred · History of Liao 48, passage 93
- AD 1055 to AD 1101 馬人望設法…（undated local-corvée reform）Strongly inferred · History of Liao 48, passage 185
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Ma Yuan (淵)grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 75
- Descendant of Ma Tingxu (廷煦)great-grandfather 曾祖 · paternal line · 3 generationsDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 74
- Descendant of Ma Yinqing (胤卿)great-great-grandfather 高祖 · paternal line · 4 generationsDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 72
- Descendant of Emperor Taizu of Liao (遼太祖)descended from 係出 · paternal lineDirectly stated · History of Liao 66, passage 423
- Child of Ma Quan (詮)father 父Directly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 76
- Child of Ma Qian (馬牷)father 父Directly stated · History of Liao 48, passage 93
- Child of Emperor Taizu of Liao (遼太祖)son 子Strongly inferred · History of Liao 66, passages 356, 423
- Parent of Daoyin (道隱)son 子Strongly inferred · History of Liao 66, passages 356, 365
- Parent of Longxian (隆先)son 子Strongly inferred · History of Liao 66, passages 356-357
Key source chapters
- History of Liao, Chapter 105 Volume 105 Biographies 35: Capable Officials 24 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 48 Volume 48 Treatises 18: Official Posts 4 2 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 27 Volume 27 Annals 27: Emperor Tianzuo 1 1 passage
- History of Liao, Chapter 59 Volume 59 Treatises 29: Finance and Economics 1 1 passage
- History of Liao, Chapter 66 Volume 66 Tables 4: Imperial Family 1 passage
Origins and identity
- Liao imperial clan 遼皇族Strongly inferred · History of Liao 66, passage 356
Career and standing
- Administrator of Xincheng County in Zhuozhou 知涿州新城縣AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 84
- Associate Participant in Governance 參知政事AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 111
- Chief Privy Council Assessor 樞密都承旨AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 101
- Commissioner for the Palaces of the Southern Capital 南京諸宮提轄制置AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 102
- Director of the Southern Capital Three Departments 判南京三司使事AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 111
- expenditure commissioner at the Central Capital 中京度支使AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 59, passage 56
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- Left Regular Attendant of the Cavalry 左散騎常侍AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 110
- Magistrate of Songshan County 松山縣令AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 79
- Military Commissioner of Baojing Army 保靜軍節度使AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 103
- Police Patrol Commissioner 警巡使AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 89
- Privy Council Academician 樞密直學士AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 110
- Revenue Assessor of the Southern Capital Three Departments 南京三司度支判官AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 88
- Revenue Commissioner of the Central Capital 中京度支使AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 108
- Salt and Iron Assessor of the Central Capital Revenue Bureau 中京度支司鹽鐵判官AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 87
- Southern Court Commissioner of the Palace Secretariat 南院宣徽使AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 115
- Southern Court Privy Councillor 南院樞密使AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 118
- Vice Guardian of the Upper Capital 上京副留守AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 97
- Military Commissioner of Zhangyi Army 彰義軍節度使Granted in absentiaDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 107
- Concurrent Palace Attendant 兼侍中HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 123
- Guardian Minister of Education 守司徒HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 123
- judge of the expenditure bureau at Nanjing 南京度支判官HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 59, passage 56
- Left Regular Attendant 左散騎常侍PromotedDirectly stated · History of Liao 59, passage 57
- Literary Offering 文獻PosthumousDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 124
- Emperor who Ceded the State 讓國皇帝HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 66, passage 356
- EnteredOrphanedDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 78
- EnteredRetiredDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 123
- imprisonment 系Directly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 81
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liao · Relation Associated withStrongly inferred · History of Liao 66, passage 356
- Polity Id liao · Relation AssociatedStrongly inferred · History of Liao 48, passage 93
- Polity Id liao · Relation Served
- At Central Capital 中京 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Liao 59, passage 56
- At Mount Yiwulu 醫巫閭山 · Relation Ancestral homeDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 73
- At Nanjing 南京 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Liao 59, passage 56
Learning and skills
- EarnedAD 1065 to AD 1074 咸雍中 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士Directly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 79
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passages 92, 127-128
Events and relationships
- Hired labor with feesAdministrative · ReformerDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passages 121-122
- Investigated Yixin affairDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passages 95-96
- Pursued banditDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passages 98-100
- let households pay to avoid corvée while officials hired substitutes 使民出錢免役，官自募人Administrative · Reformer · ReformedDirectly stated · History of Liao 48, passage 185
- Registered households fairly accumulated grainAdministrative · Administrator · At Central Capital 中京 · Outcome Accumulated 150000 hu in half yearDirectly stated · History of Liao 59, passages 56-57
- Relation Rival of · Person Yelü Yan (耶律儼)Directly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 102
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- Relation Recommended · Person Yu Zhongwen (虞仲文)Directly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 120
- Relation Recommended · Person Cao Yongyi (曹勇義)Directly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 120
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment applied-law-with-fairness-and-forbearance · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 59, passage 56
- Assessment integrity-and-restraint · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passages 125, 129
- Assessment outstanding-capable-official · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 173
- Assessment people found his corvée commutation convenient · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 48, passage 185
- right arm struck by arrowPhysical injuryDirectly stated · History of Liao 105, passage 99
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Liao 27, passage 211
References in the histories
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