Overview
Wang Fu was an Eastern Han Eunuch.
Life and dates
Death
- AD 179 光和二年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 231
Attested activity
- AD 168 to AD 179 AD 168-179Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 85, passage 13
- AD 168 八月Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 76, passages 53, 63, 72
- AD 179 及阳球奏甫Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 85, passage 268
- AD 171 建宁四年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 117, passages 90-91
- AD 167 to AD 168 桓帝至灵帝初Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 76, passage 25
- AD 167 永康元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 117, passages 148-149
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- AD 173 熹平二年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 180
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Wang Ji (王吉)adoptive father 养父 · Adoptive parentageDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 254
- Parent of Wang Meng (萌)son 子Directly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 224
- Parent of Wang Ji (吉)son 子 · Uncertain parentageDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 224
- Exiled to BijinKinship Role wives and children · Quantity unspecified pluralDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 234
Key source chapters
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 85 Volume 77: Biographies of Cruel Officials 13 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 76 Volume 69: Biographies of Dou, He 7 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 117 Volume 106: Five Elements Part Four 2 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 119 Volume 108: Five Elements Part Six 1 passage
Career and standing
- Yellow Gate commandant 黃門令AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 63
- Regular Attendant 中常侍HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passages 220, 254
- regular palace attendant 中常侍HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 25
- HeldMonopolized powerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 180
- Accused by Yang Qiu of crimes meriting execution or clan exterminationDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 222
- impeached by Yang Qiu 阳球奏甫Directly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 268
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Han 东汉 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 85, passage 254
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 76, passages 25, 53
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 13
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Instigator · Direct quotation · Mode ordered-shoutDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passages 74-75
Events and relationships
- Arrested and killed opponentsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passages 63-65
- Joined forces and defeatedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passages 72-74, 76
- Seized sealsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 66
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment abused power and stirred intrigue inside and outside court · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 220
- Item all property 财产 · Relation ConfiscatedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 234
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 13; Book of Later Han 119, passage 180
References in the histories
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