Song, Liao, and Jin · Envoy

Wang Ahai 王阿海

Attested AD 1124

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Ahai was an envoy.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1124 乙太宗誓詔賜夏國
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 134, passage 47

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker
Directly stated · History of Jin 134, passages 47-48

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 134Volume 134 Biographies 72: Foreign Countries 1: Xixia · 1 passage

初，王阿海等乙太宗誓詔賜夏國，乾順以契丹舊儀見使者，阿海不肯曰：「契丹與夏國甥舅也，故國王坐受，使者以禮進。 When Wang Ahai first delivered Emperor Taizong's sworn edict to Xia, Qianshun received the envoys by the old Khitan protocol, remaining seated. Ahai objected: "Under the Khitan, Xia was Liao's nephew by marriage, so your king could sit while the envoy performed the rites.