Overview
Wang Li was an official and Military Officer.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Zhou
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Chouxing | 丑興 | Chouxing |
| Posthumous name | Zhongwu | 忠武 | Zhongwu |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 537 沙苑之役Died of wounds in the ranks · At the field at Shayuan 行間Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 20, passage 44
Age
- 17AD 534 從太祖入關 · Reckoning SuiDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 20, passage 35
- 26AD 537 沙苑之役 · Reckoning SuiDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 20, passage 44
Attested activity
- AD 528 to AD 535 勵弟懋 in the Wang Meng generationStrongly inferred · Book of Zhou 20, passage 285
- AD 535 大統初Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 20, passage 40
- AD 534 從太祖入關Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 20, passage 35
- AD 537 沙苑之役Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 20, passages 42, 44
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Wang Meng (王盟)brother 弟 · Uncertain siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Zhou 20, passages 285-286
- Child of Wang Meng (王盟)son 子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 34
- Parent of Wang Bi (王弼)son 子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 47
- Sibling of Wang Mao (王懋)younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 285
Career and standing
- attendant of scattered cavalry 散騎常侍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 39
- general who pacifies the east 平東將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 39
- captain of the thousand-ox bodyguard 千牛備身直長AD 535 大統初 · HeldDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 20, passage 40
- commander of the left and right guard 領左右AD 535 大統初 · HeldDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 20, passage 40
- bearer of the staff 使持節Posthumously awardedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 46
- commander of military affairs of ten provinces 十州諸軍事Posthumously awardedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 46
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- director of the masters of writing 領尚書令Posthumously awardedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 46
- governor of Yong 雍州刺史Posthumously awardedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 46
- grand commandant 太尉Posthumously awardedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 46
- Duke of Liangfu county 梁甫縣公EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 39
- Duke of Xianyang commandery 咸陽郡公Posthumously enfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 46
- Zhongwu 忠武Posthumous titleDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 46
- Duke of Liangfu 梁甫縣公HeldDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 39
Places and affiliations
- Polity Western Wei 西魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passages 35, 40
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Addressee · With Yuwen Tai (周文帝) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 36
- 意欲兼之。Directly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 37
Events and relationships
- Followed through the passesDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 20, passage 35
- Led forbidden troops left wingDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 20, passages 42-43
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Yuwen Tai (周文帝)Directly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 35
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment careful, cautious, and solemn in the inner quarters · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 40
- Assessment loyal and resolute, with talent and drive · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 34
References in the histories
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