Wang Dan (王旦) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Dan as an official and statesman. This record brings together 5 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wang Dan	王旦	Wang Dan
Title	Commissioner of the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace	玉清昭應宮使	Yuqing Zhaoying gong shi
Title	Commissioner with Equal Authority	平章事	Pingzhang shi
Title	Grand Commandant	太尉	Taiwei
Title	Grand Guardian	太保	Taibao
Title	Right Vice Director	右僕射	You pushe
Surname	Wang	王
Personal name	Wang Dan	王旦	Wang Dan

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · songshi:118:s0020, songshi:120:s0064

Roles

Official
Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 大中祥符中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1008 · End: AD 1016
Explicit event contextual date · songshi:120:s0059, songshi:120:s0064, songshi:120:s0066
Source Date: Text: 天禧初 · Western Year: AD 1017
Explicit · songshi:120:s0068
Source Date: Text: 明道二年 · Western Year: AD 1033
Explicit event contextual date · songshi:120:s0093, songshi:120:s0118
Source Date: Text: 祥符元年 · Western Year: AD 1008
Explicit event contextual date · songshi:118:s0020

Career and standing

Label: Grand Commandant / 太尉 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天禧初 · Western Year: AD 1017
Explicit · songshi:120:s0068
Label: Chief Counselor / 宰臣 · Action: held
Explicit · songshi:118:s0020
Label: Commissioner of the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace / 玉清昭應宮使 · Action: held
Explicit · songshi:120:s0064
Label: Commissioner with Equal Authority to the Chief Minister / 平章事 · Action: held
Explicit · songshi:120:s0068
Label: Grand Guardian / 太保 · Action: held
Explicit · songshi:120:s0068
Label: Right Vice Director / 右僕射 · Action: held
Explicit · songshi:120:s0064

Places and affiliations

Label: Song / 宋 · Relation: served
Strongly inferred · songshi:118:s0020
Polity: Song / 宋 · Relation: served
Strongly inferred · songshi:120:s0064

Events and relationships

Kind: deliberation · Role: participant · Action: deliberated-at-Department-of-State-Affairs
Explicit · songshi:120:s0118
Kind: ritual · Role: honoree · Action: reporting-banquet-at-palace-under-repair
Explicit · songshi:120:s0066, songshi:120:s0067
Kind: ritual · Role: participant · Action: seated-east-at-Xiangfu-banquet · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 祥符元年 · Western Year: AD 1008
Explicit · songshi:118:s0020
Kind: ritual · Role: subject · Action: special-court-reporting-as-Three-Dukes
Explicit · songshi:120:s0069, songshi:120:s0070, songshi:120:s0071

References in the histories

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History of Song, Chapter 118Volume 118 Treatises 71: Rites 21 · 1 passage

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又祥符元年宴坐次圖，宰臣王旦與使相石保吉在東，寧王元偓、舒王元偁、廣陵郡王元儼、節度使惟吉在西，分班坐。 Again, in the seating chart for the banquet of the first year of Xiangfu, Chief Counselor Wang Dan and Commissioner Shi Baoji sat on the east; the Prince of Ning, Yuanwei, the Prince of Shu, Yuancheng, the Prince of Guangling Commandery, Yuanyan, and Military Commissioner Weiji sat on the west, each in separate ranks.

History of Song, Chapter 120Volume 120 Treatises 73: Rites 23 · 4 passages

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右僕射王旦充玉清昭應宮使，有司按故事，宰相凡有吉慶，百官皆班賀。 Wang Dan, Right Vice Director, also served as commissioner of the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace; by precedent, whenever a chief minister celebrated an auspicious event, the hundred officials formed ranks to congratulate.

旦赴上修宮所，特賜會，丞、郎、三司副使以上悉預。 When Dan reported at the palace site under repair, a special banquet was granted; assistant directors, directors, and Three Departments vice commissioners and above all attended.

天禧初，太保、平章事王旦為太尉。 At the beginning of Tianxi, Grand Guardian and Commissioner with Equal Authority Wang Dan was appointed Grand Commandant.

況王旦、王化基、趙安仁、晁迥、杜鎬、楊億皆嘗預議於尚書省。 Moreover Wang Dan, Wang Huaji, Zhao Anren, Chao Jiong, Du Hao, and Yang Yi had all deliberated at the Department of State Affairs.