Prince of Qian Liang (虔王諒)

Overview

The translated histories identify Prince of Qian Liang as a royal family member. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Prince of Qian Liang	虔王諒	Qian wang Liang
Personal	Liang	諒	Liang
Title	Prince of Qian	虔王	Qian wang
Title	Prince of Qian Liang	虔王諒	Qian wang Liang

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · jiutangshu:150:s0007

Roles

Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 大曆十四年 · Western Year: AD 779
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Family

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Child of Emperor Dezong (德宗)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Birth Order: 4

Career and standing

Label: Caizhou military commissioner / 蔡州節度大使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 貞元二年 · Western Year: AD 786
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Label: Henghai military commissioner / 橫海節度大使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 貞元十一年十月 · Western Year: AD 795
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Label: Xuzhou military commissioner / 徐州節度大使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 貞元十六年 · Western Year: AD 800
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Label: Shuofang Ling Yan military commissioner / 朔方靈鹽節度大使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 貞元十年 · Western Year: AD 794
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Title: Prince of Qian / 虔王 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大曆十四年 · Western Year: AD 779
Explicit · jiutangshu:150:s0051

References in the histories

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 150Volume 146 Biographies 96: Xue Bo, Bao Fang, Li Ziliang, Li Shuo, Yan Shou, Xiao Xin, Du Ya, Wang Wei, Li Ruochu, Yu Qi, Lu Zheng, Yan Ping, Zheng Yuan, Du Jian, Pei Bin, Xue Pi · 4 passages

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大曆十四年六月，封舒王，拜開府儀同三司，與通王、虔王同日封。 In the sixth month of Dali 14 (779), he was enfeoffed as Prince of Shu and appointed Grand Preceptor with Honorary Credentials Equal to the Three Excellencies, on the same day as the Princes of Tong and Qian received their titles.

虔王諒，德宗第四子。 Prince of Qian Liang was Dezong's fourth son.

十月，以諒領橫海節度大使、滄景觀察等使，以都知兵馬使程懷信為留後，王不出閣。 In the tenth month, Liang was appointed military commissioner of Henghai and observation commissioner for Cang and Jing; Cheng Huaixin, overall commander of forces, was made deputy commissioner, and the prince did not leave his residence.

十六年，徐帥張建封卒，徐軍亂，又以諒領徐州節度大使、徐泗濠觀察處置等使，以建封子愔為留後。 In the sixteenth year, Zhang Jianfeng, commander of Xu, died and the Xu army mutinied; Liang was again appointed military commissioner of Xuzhou and observation and disposition commissioner for Xu, Si, and Hao, with Jianfeng's son Yin as deputy commissioner.