Wang Hui (王恢) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Hui as an aristocrat, diplomat, envoy, and general. This record brings together 23 passages from 4 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wang Hui	王恢	Wang Hui
Title	Grand Herald	大行	Dàxíng
Title	Grand Herald	大行
Given	Hui	恢	Huī
Title	Marquis of Hao	浩侯
Personal name	Wang Hui	王恢	Wáng Huī
Personal	Wang Hui	王恢	Wáng Huī

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · shiji:108:s0063, shiji:116:s0018
Sex: male
Explicit · shiji:114:s0028

Roles

Aristocrat
Diplomat
Envoy
General
Official

Life and dates

Death

Manner: suicide / 自殺
Explicit · shiji:108:s0114

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 元光元年 · Western Year: BC 134
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:108:s0079, shiji:108:s0086
Source Date: Text: 太初元年 · Western Year: BC 104
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:071:s0135, hanshu:071:s0134
Source Date: Text: 建元中 · Western Interval: Start: BC 140 · End: BC 135
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:108:s0063
Source Date: Text: 建元六年 · Western Year: BC 135
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:114:s0028, shiji:114:s0026
Source Date: Text: 建元六年 · Western Year: BC 135
Explicit · shiji:116:s0018
Source Date: Text: 攻劫漢使王恢等 · Western Year: BC 108
Uncertain · hanshu:071:s0104

Career and standing

Label: General / 將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 建元六年 · Western Year: BC 135
Explicit · shiji:114:s0028
Label: General of the Garrison / 將屯將軍 · Action: appointed
Explicit · shiji:108:s0086
Label: Grand Herald / 大行 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 建元六年 · Western Year: BC 135
Explicit · shiji:114:s0028
Label: Grand Herald / 大行 · Action: held
Explicit · shiji:116:s0018
Title: Marquis of Hao / 浩侯 · Action: formerly-held
Explicit · hanshu:071:s0135
Label: sentenced to beheading for delaying / 逗橈，當斬 · Action: sentenced
Explicit · shiji:108:s0107

Places and affiliations

Polity: Han / 漢 · Relation: served
Explicit · shiji:116:s0018
Place: Yan / 燕
Explicit · shiji:108:s0067

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: true
Explicit · shiji:114:s0038, shiji:114:s0039
Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Topic: oppose heqin
Explicit · shiji:108:s0068, shiji:108:s0069

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: attacked Eastern Yue · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 建元六年 · Western Year: BC 135
Explicit · shiji:116:s0018
Kind: diplomatic · Role: envoy · Action: attacked-by-loulan-jushi
Explicit · hanshu:071:s0104
Kind: military · Role: guide · Action: guided-ershi-army · Other Person Id: Li Guangli (李廣利)
Explicit · hanshu:071:s0135
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: halted-troops · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 建元六年 · Western Year: BC 135
Explicit · shiji:114:s0040
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: led-campaign · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 閩越、東越相攻 · Western Interval: Start: BC 140 · End: BC 135
Explicit · shiji:108:s0063