Wang Deqian (王德謙)

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Deqian as an eunuch and official. This record brings together 11 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wang Deqian	王德謙	Wang Deqian
Given	Deqian	德謙

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · songshi:469:s0005

Roles

Eunuch
Official

Life and dates

Death

Manner: died in disgrace
Explicit · songshi:469:s0148

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 王即位 · Western Year: AD 1194
Explicit event contextual date · songshi:469:s0137

Career and standing

Label: Commissioner of Zhaoqing Army / 昭慶軍承宣使 · Action: appointed
Explicit · songshi:469:s0137
Label: reside in Guangde Army / 廣德軍居住 · Action: suffered
Explicit · songshi:469:s0146

Places and affiliations

Label: Song / 宋 · Relation: served
Explicit · songshi:469:s0137

References in the histories

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History of Song, Chapter 469Volume 469 Biographies 228: Eunuchs 4: Shao Chengzhang, Lan Gui Kanglu, Feng Yi, Zhang Quwei, Chen Yuan, Gan Bian, Wang Deqian, Guan Li, Dong Songchen · 11 passages

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馮益張去為陳源甘王德謙關禮董宋臣 Feng Yi, Zhang Quwei, Chen Yuan, Gan Bian, Wang Deqian, Guan Li, and Dong Songchen

王德謙，初為嘉邸都監，頗親幸。 Wang Deqian began as chief steward of Prince Jia’s household and was warmly favored.

黃由時為王府讚讀，奏請嘉王詣重華宮問疾，既得旨，德謙固請覆奏，王斥之，遂行。 Reader Huang You asked Prince Jia to visit the sick emperor; once the order came, Deqian insisted on reporting again; the prince scolded him and went.

即諭德謙奏之皇太后，德謙不敢，強之，既而無報。 He ordered Deqian to memorialize the empress dowager; Deqian shrank from it; pressed, he still brought no answer.

王即位，德謙累遷昭慶軍承宣使、內侍省押班，賜居第。 After accession Deqian rose to Commissioner of Zhaoqing Army and Escort Leader and was given a mansion.

德謙求為節度使，先薦宗旦為刑部侍郎、直學士院，將使草麻。 Deqian sought a military commissionership and first secured Zongdan as Vice Minister of Justice and Hanlin academician to draft the edict.

宗旦先備草示之，引天寶、同光為比，德謙喜。 Zongdan drafted a text comparing him to the Tang eunuch generals of Tianbao and Tongguang; Deqian was delighted.

韓侂胄與德謙爭用事，德謙屢以計勝，侂胄擠之，詔與外祠，台諫又交章論駁。 Han Tuozhou fought him for power; Deqian outmaneuvered him until Tuozhou forced an outer temple stipend; censors piled on.

侍御史姚愈言吳宗旦嚐草德謙製，遂罷其官。 Attendant Yao Yu noted Zongdan had drafted the patent; Zongdan was dismissed.

愈又率同列力攻德謙，詔送廣德軍居住。 Yu led colleagues in a furious attack; Deqian was ordered to reside in Guangde Army.

中書舍人高文虎請改為安置，台諫復言其奸詭，乞自今不以赦移，雖特旨亦許執奏，帝用其言，德謙遂坐廢斥以死。 Draftsman Gao Wenhu asked for “supervised residence”; censors demanded he never benefit from amnesty—even special edicts must be protestable; the emperor agreed; Deqian died in disgrace.