Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Administrator

Wang Caozhi 王操之

Attested AD 360 - AD 396

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Caozhi was an official and Administrator.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Zizhong	子重	Zǐzhòng

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 360 to AD 396 嘗與兄徽之、操之俱詣謝安
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 80, passage 258

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Wang Huizhi (王徽之)
brother 兄 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 258
Sibling of Wang Xianzhi (王獻之)
elder brother 兄 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 258
Child of Wang Xizhi (王羲之)
father 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 80, passages 258, 267

Career and standing

Administrator of Yuzhang 豫章太守
Held
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 250
Minister 尚書
Held
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 250
Palace Attendant 侍中
Held
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 250

Places and affiliations

Polity Id eastern-jin · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 250
At Yuzhang 豫章 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 250

Events and relationships

Visited
Visit · Visitor · With Xie An (謝安)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 258

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 80Volume 80 Biographies 50: Wang Xizhi · 3 passages

子操之 Wang Caozhi

操之字子重，曆侍中、尚書、豫章太守。 Wang Caozhi, courtesy name Zizhong, served as Palace Attendant, Minister, and Administrator of Yuzhang.

嘗與兄徽之、操之俱詣謝安，二兄多言俗事，獻之寒溫而已。 Once he went with Huizhi and Caozhi to visit Xie An. The elder brothers talked of trivial matters; Xianzhi offered only polite greetings.