Overview
The translated histories identify Wang Hong as an administrator, aristocrat, family member, and general. This record brings together 13 passages from 8 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wang Hong | 王弘 | Wáng Hóng |
| Title | Grand Mentor | 太保 | |
| Title | Grand Tutor | 太保 | Tàibǎo |
| Given | Hong | 弘 | Hóng |
| Given | Hong | 弘 | |
| Surname | Wang | 王 | |
| Personal name | Wang Hong | 王弘 | Wáng Hóng |
| Personal | Wang Hong | 王弘 | Wang Hong |
| Personal | Wang Hong | 王弘 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · nanqishu:002:s0038
- Sex: male
Roles
- Administrator
- Aristocrat
- Family Member
- General
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 為姑夫王弘所賞 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 449Explicit event contextual date · songshu:070:s0004, songshu:070:s0015
- Source Date: Text: 建元元年 · Western Year: AD 479Explicit event contextual date · nanqishu:002:s0038
- Source Date: Text: 文帝時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 432Explicit event contextual date · songshu:076:s0006
- Source Date: Text: 景平二年夏五月 · Western Year: AD 424Explicit event contextual date · songshu:004:s0043
- Source Date: Text: 永初三年 · Western Year: AD 422Explicit event contextual date · songshu:003:s0152
- Western Interval: Start: AD 420 · End: AD 432 · Source Date: Text: 王微，字景玄，琅邪臨沂人，太保弘Explicit · songshu:062:s0089
- Source Date: Text: 高祖受命 · Western Year: AD 420Explicit event contextual date · songshu:058:s0002
Family
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- Kin of Wang Wei (王微)Kinship Term: brother's son / nephew / 弟子 · Line: paternal · Subject Role: nephew · Object Role: paternal-uncle · Generation Distance: 1
- Kin of Yuan Shu (袁淑)Kinship Term: uncle-by-marriage / 姑夫 · Subject Role: uncle-by-marriage · Object Role: nephew-by-marriage · Intermediary Person Ids: Aunt of Yuan Shu
- Kin of Wang Hui (王惠)Kinship Term: distant paternal cousin / 從祖弟 · Line: paternal
- Kin of Wang Qiu (王球)Kinship Term: elder clan cousin / 從兄 · Line: paternal
- Spouse of Aunt of Yuan ShuKinship Term: wife / 妻 · Union Category: marriage · Subject Role: wife · Object Role: husband
- Sibling of Wang Ru (王孺)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Role: younger-brother · Object Role: elder-brother
Career and standing
- Label: General of the Guards / 衞將軍 · Action: advancedExplicit · songshu:003:s0152
- Label: Inspector of Jiangzhou / 江州刺史 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 景平二年夏五月 · Western Year: AD 424Explicit · songshu:004:s0043
- Title En: assistant in government · Title Zh: 輔政Explicit · songshu:069:s0031
Events and relationships
- Kind: political · Role: participant · Action: came to court · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 景平二年夏五月 · Western Year: AD 424Explicit · songshu:004:s0043
References in the histories
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