Son of Wang Xian (王晛之子)

Overview

Son of Wang Xian was a Royal Family Member.

PeriodSong, Liao, and Jin

IdentityHistorical · Male · Anonymous individuated

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1171 大定十一年
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 135, passage 106

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Grandson of Wang Xian (王晛之孫)
grandson 孫
Strongly inferred · History of Jin 135, passage 106
Child of Wang Xian (王晛)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Jin 135, passage 106

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 135Volume 135 Biographies 73: Foreign Countries 2: Goryeo, Explanation of the Language of the State of Jin, Official Titles, Human Affairs, Art, Classes of Objects, Family Names · 2 passages

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高麗乃以王晛讓國表來，大略稱先臣楷遺訓傳位於弟，又言其子有罪不可立之意。 Goryeo then submitted Wang Xian's abdication memorial, claiming broadly that the late King Kai's testament directed the throne to his brother and that his son was guilty and unfit to rule.

晛止一子，往年生孫，嘗有表自陳生孫之喜，一也。 First, Xian has only one son, and only last year a grandson was born—Xian himself once memorialized his joy at the birth.