Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Prince of Wuling 武陵王

Wuling Wang

Attested AD 502 - AD 553

Passages: 10
Chapters: 6
Histories: 2

Overview

The translated histories identify Prince of Wuling as an administrator, general, royal family member, and warlord. This record brings together 10 passages from 6 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Prince of Wuling	武陵王	Wuling Wang
Title	Prince of Wuling	武陵王
Title	Prince Wuling	武陵王

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · chenshu:032:s0041, liangshu:046:s0077, liangshu:046:s0117
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · liangshu:036:s0125, liangshu:042:s0026, liangshu:047:s0250
Value: male
Explicit · chenshu:017:s0033

Roles

Administrator
General
Royal Family Member
Warlord

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 侯景之亂 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552
Explicit · chenshu:017:s0033
Source Date: Text: 承聖二年 · Western Year: AD 553
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:046:s0077
Source Date: Text: 服阕后 · Western Interval: Start: AD 520 · End: AD 540
Strongly inferred · liangshu:042:s0026
Source Date: Text: 梁 · Western Interval: Start: AD 520 · End: AD 535
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:036:s0125
Source Date: Text: 梁元帝承制 · Western Year: AD 552
Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:032:s0041
Source Date: Text: 武陵王爲揚州 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 549
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:047:s0250

Career and standing

Label: inspector of Yangzhou / 揚州 · Action: held
Explicit · liangshu:047:s0250
Title: Prince of Wuling / 武陵王 · Action: held
Explicit · liangshu:047:s0250

Places and affiliations

Place: Yangzhou / 揚州 · Relation: posted-to
Explicit · liangshu:047:s0250

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: true · About Person Id: Jiang Ge (江革)
Explicit · liangshu:036:s0149

References in the histories

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Book of Chen, Chapter 17Volume 17: Wang Chong; Wang Tong; Yuan Jing · 2 passages

武陵王舉兵至峽口，王琳偏將陸納等據湘州應之，沖為納所拘。 When the Prince of Wuling marched to the gorge mouth, Wang Lin's lieutenant Lu Na and others seized Xiangzhou in support; Chong was held by Na.

梁世為國子周易生，射策舉高第，除祕書郎、太子舍人、宣惠武陵王主簿、輕車河東王功曹史。 Under Liang he studied the Book of Changes at the national university, took top marks in the archery-and-writing examination, and served as secretary, mentor to the heir apparent, personal secretary to the Prince of Wuling of Xuanhui, and records officer to the Prince of Hedong.

Book of Chen, Chapter 32Volume 32: Filial Piety · 1 passage

梁元帝承制，授戎昭將軍、武陵王諮議參軍。 When Emperor Yuan of Liang assumed the regency, he was appointed martial-proclamation general and staff adviser to the Prince of Wuling.

Book of Liang, Chapter 36Volume 36: Kong Xiuyuan; Jiang Ge · 3 passages

時武陵王在東州，頗自驕縱，上召革面敕曰：「武陵王年少，臧盾性弱，不能匡正，欲以卿代爲行事。 Prince Wuling held East Yangzhou and had grown proud and loose. The emperor summoned Ge and charged him in person: "Prince Wuling is young. Zang Dun is mild and cannot correct him. I want you to replace him as acting administrator.

乃除折沖將軍、東中郎武陵王長史、會稽郡丞、行府州事。 He was made General Who Breaks the Charge, chief clerk to Prince Wuling of East Central Command, assistant administrator of Kuaiji, and acting head of prefectural and commandery affairs.

武陵王出鎮江州，乃曰：「我得江革，文華清麗，豈能一日忘之，當與其同飽。」 When Prince Wuling went out to garrison Jiangzhou he said, "I gained Jiang Ge—refined and bright in letters. How could I forget him in a day? I shall eat with him."

Book of Liang, Chapter 42Volume 42: Zang Dun; Zang Jue; Fu Qi · 1 passage

服闋，除丹陽尹丞，轉中書郎，復兼中書舍人，遷尚書左丞，爲東中郎武陵王長史，行府州國事，領會稽郡丞。 When mourning ended he became assistant to the governor of Danyang, then Secretariat gentleman, again concurrent Secretariat attendant, then left assistant in the Secretariat, and chief clerk to the Prince of Wuling of the Eastern Army with charge of prefectural and princely affairs and concurrent assistant magistrate of Kuaiji.

Book of Liang, Chapter 46Volume 46: Hu Sengyou; Xu Wensheng; Du Ze; Du An; Du You'an; Du Kan; Yin Zichun · 2 passages

後納等降，崱又與王僧辯西討武陵王於硤口，至卽破平之。 When Na surrendered Ze went west with Wang Sengbian against the Prince of Wuling at Gorge Mouth and broke him at once.

又征武陵王於西陵，亦平之。 He also campaigned against the Prince of Wuling at Xiling and pacified him.

Book of Liang, Chapter 47Volume 47: Filial Acts · 1 passage

武陵王爲揚州，引爲宣惠參軍、限內記室。 When the Prince of Wuling governed Yangzhou he made him Xuanhui staff equal and inner recorder.