Song, Liao, and Jin · General and Aristocrat

Wang Chengyan 王承衍

Attested AD 988

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Chengyan was a general and Aristocrat.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 988 是秋
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 289, passage 25

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Princess, wife of Wang Chengyan (公主)
princess 公主 · Marriage
Strongly inferred · History of Song 289, passage 25

Places and affiliations

Polity Song 宋 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Song 289, passage 25
At Beiqiu 貝丘 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · History of Song 289, passage 25

Events and relationships

Reassured Gao Qiong
Personal · Comforter · With Gao Qiong (高瓊)
Directly stated · History of Song 289, passage 25

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 289Volume 289 Biographies 48: Gao Qiong, Fan Tingzhao, Ge Ba · 1 passage

時王承衍鎮貝丘，公主每入禁中，頗知上於瓊厚，承衍每寬慰之。 Wang Chengyan was then stationed at Beiqiu. His wife, a princess who frequently visited the palace, was well aware of the emperor's high regard for Qiong, and Chengyan often reassured him on that account.