Ancient China · Scholar and Disciple

Wan Zhang 萬章

Attested BC 350 - BC 289

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Wan Zhang was a scholar and Disciple.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 350 to BC 289 孟子門人
Directly stated · History of Song 357, passage 206
BC 340 to BC 310 退而與萬章之徒序詩書，述仲尼之意，作孟子七篇。
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 14

Key source chapters

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 74 Biographies of Mengzi and Xun Qing 1 passage
History of Song, Chapter 357 Volume 357 Biographies 116: He Guan, Li Xijing, Wang Yun, Tan Shiji, Mei Zhili, Cheng Zhen, Liu Yanqing 1 passage

Works and attributed material

Mengzi 孟子
Relation Co compiler
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 14

Events and relationships

Accompanying offerings with Mencius at Zou
Ritual · Companion spirit
Directly stated · History of Song 357, passage 206
Relation Collaborator with · Person Meng Ke (孟軻)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 14

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 74Biographies of Mengzi and Xun Qing · 1 passage

退而與萬章之徒序詩書，述仲尼之意，作孟子七篇。 He withdrew and, together with Wan Zhang and others, arranged the Odes and Documents, explained the meaning of Confucius, and composed the seven chapters of Mengzi.

History of Song, Chapter 357Volume 357 Biographies 116: He Guan, Li Xijing, Wang Yun, Tan Shiji, Mei Zhili, Cheng Zhen, Liu Yanqing · 1 passage

請立廟于鄒祀孟軻，以公孫醜、萬章、樂正克等配食，從之。 He petitioned to establish a temple at Zou to sacrifice to Mencius, with Gongsun Chou, Wan Zhang, Yuezheng Ke, and others as companion spirits at the altar, and the court agreed.