Overview
Wang Liang was an official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of LiangBook of Southern Qi
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Fengshu | 奉叔 | Fengshu |
| Posthumous name | Son Yang | 煬子 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 510 九年Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 77
- died after returning home in disgrace 及卒Directly stated · Book of Liang 25, passage 18
Attested activity
- AD 502 中興二年正月己酉Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 8, passage 52
- AD 510 九年Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 76
- AD 509 八年Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 75
- AD 501 十二月丙寅旦Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 17, passage 24
- AD 505 四年夏Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 32
- AD 503 天監二年Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 28
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- AD 479 宋末Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 6
- AD 494 to AD 498 建武末Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 13
- AD 502 to AD 520 時王亮得罪歸家Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 25, passage 18
- AD 502 to AD 510 王亮爲丹陽尹Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 25, passage 10
- AD 502 高祖受禪Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 27
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Wang Yan (王偃)grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 4
- Descendant of Wang Dao (王導)sixth-generation descendant 六世孫 · paternal line · 6 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 3
- Kin of Wang Ying (王瑩)cousin 從弟Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 158
- Child of Wang You (王攸)father 父Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 5
- Spouse of Princess married to Wang Liangmatched to a princess 尚公主 · MarriageDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 6
- Child of Mother of Wang Liangmother 母Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 74
Key source chapters
- Book of Liang, Chapter 16 Volume 16: Wang Liang; Zhang Ji; Wang Ying 26 passages
- Book of Liang, Chapter 17 Volume 17: Wang Zhenguo; Ma Xianpin; Zhang Qi 1 passage
- Book of Liang, Chapter 25 Volume 25: Zhou She; Xu Mian 2 passages
- Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 8 Volume 8 Annals 8: Emperor He of Southern Qi 1 passage
Career and standing
- Minister of Ceremonies 太常卿AD 509 八年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 75
- Acting Director of the Masters of Writing 守尚書令AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 8, passage 52
- Commandant of the Horse for the Imperial Son-in-law 駙馬都尉AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 6
- Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書令AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 27
- Director of the Ministry of Personnel 吏部尚書AD 494 to AD 498 建武末 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 13
- Chief Clerk of the Grand Marshal 大司馬長史HeldDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 8, passage 52
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- Intendant of Danyang 丹陽尹HeldDirectly stated · Book of Liang 25, passage 10
- Director of the Secretariat 秘書監AD 509 八年 · RecalledDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 75
- Left Grand Master of Splendid Happiness 左光祿大夫AD 503 天監二年 · TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 28
- Director of the Secretariat 中書監AD 510 九年 · TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 76
- Duke of Yuning 豫寧縣公AD 502 高祖受禪 · Enfeoffed · Households 2000Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 27
- funeral gift of cash and cloth 賻錢三萬，布五十匹BestowedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 78
- fell from favor and returned home 得罪歸家Disgrace · EnteredDirectly stated · Book of Liang 25, passage 18
- StrippedAD 503 天監二年 · CommonerDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 31
- stripped of rank and made commoner 削爵廢為庶人PunishedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 31
Places and affiliations
- Southern Qi 南齊Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 8, passage 52
- Polity Liang 梁 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passages 26-27; Book of Liang 25, passage 10
- Polity Southern Qi 齊 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passages 7, 11
- Polity Id liu-song · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 6
- At Linyi in Langye 琅邪臨沂Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 3
- At Danyang 丹陽 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Liang 25, passage 10
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- At Hengyang 衡陽 · Relation Appointed toDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 8
- At Jinling 晉陵 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 10
Events and relationships
- Alone did not send loyalty when Righteous Army reached XinlinPolitical · Refused welcome · At Xinlin 新林Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 21
- Appointed chief clerkDirectly stated · Book of Liang 25, passage 10
- Met after coupAD 501 十二月丙寅旦 · Political · ParticipantDated from the passage context · Book of Liang 17, passage 24
- Pleaded illness on New Year court; impeached for disrespectCourt · AccusedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passages 29-30
- Relation Associate of · Person Jiang Shi (江祏)Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passages 15-16
- Relation Opponent of · Person Jiang Shi (江祏)Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 14
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- Relation Subordinate of · Person Prince of Liang (梁王)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 8, passage 52
- Relation Patron of · Person Zhou She (周捨)Directly stated · Book of Liang 25, passage 10
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment faithless, shifting, corrupt · Mode ruler-judgment Speaker Gaozu (高祖)Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 70
- Assessment outwardly careful but chose by seniority alone; age did not call him able · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 18
- Assessment took and rejected differently from the three Yin worthies; brought ruin on himself · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Yao Cha (姚察)Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passages 177-178, 180
References in the histories
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