Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Hermit and Official

Wang Hongzhi 王弘之

Attested AD 420 - AD 479

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Hongzhi was a Hermit and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 420 to AD 479 宋
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 193

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Ancestor of Wang Siyuan (王思遠)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations · Through Wang Luoyun (王羅雲)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 193
Parent of Wang Luoyun (王羅雲)
father 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 193

Career and standing

lofty retirement 栖退高尚
Retirement · Entered
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 193

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 24: Jiang Xiao, He Changyu, Xie Yao, Wang Siyuan · 1 passage

思遠八歲，父卒，祖弘之及外祖新安太守羊敬元，竝栖退高尚，故思遠少無仕心。 When Siyuan was eight his father died; his grandfather Wang Hongzhi and his maternal grandfather Yang Jingyuan, Administrator of Xin'an, both lived in lofty retirement, and so from youth Siyuan had little desire for office.