Overview
The translated histories identify Wang Lin as a general, military officer, named individual, and official. This record brings together 64 passages from 15 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wang Lin | 王琳 | Wáng Lín |
| Given | Lin | 琳 | Lín |
| Given name | Lin | 琳 | |
| Given name | Lin | 琳 | Lín |
| Given | Lin | 琳 | Lin |
| Surname | Wang | 王 | |
| Surname | Wang | 王 | Wáng |
| Surname | Wang | 王 | Wang |
| Personal name | Wang Lin | 王琳 | Wáng Lín |
| Personal name | Wang Lin | 王琳 | Wang Lin |
| Alternate | Wang Lin | 王琳 | Wáng Lín |
| Personal | Wang Lin | 王琳 | Wang Lin |
| Personal name | Wang Lin | 王琳 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · beiqishu:033:s0031, chenshu:020:s0149
- Value: maleExplicit · chenshu:017:s0033
Roles
- General
- Military Officer
- Named Individual
- Official
- Rebel
- Warlord
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 乾明元年二月 · Regnal Year: 1 · Lunar Month: 2 · Western Year: AD 560Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:005:s0041
- Source Date: Text: 天嘉二年 · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 561Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:018:s0172
- Source Date: Text: Chen founding conflicts · Western Interval: Start: AD 555 · End: AD 560Explicit · chenshu:013:s0025
- Source Date: Text: 侯景之亂 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552Explicit · chenshu:017:s0033
- Source Date: Text: 侯景之役 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552Explicit · chenshu:025:s0041
- Source Date: Text: 天保九年 · Western Year: AD 558Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:033:s0031, beiqishu:033:s0032
- Source Date: Text: 天嘉元年 · Western Year: AD 560Explicit · chenshu:014:s0016
- Source Date: Text: 天嘉元年 · Western Year: AD 560Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:020:s0067
- Source Date: Text: 太平二年 · Western Year: AD 557Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:006:s0087, liangshu:006:s0099
- Source Date: Text: 太清五年 · Western Year: AD 551Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:055:s0118
- Source Date: Text: 承聖二年 · Western Year: AD 553Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:046:s0075
- Source Date: Text: 拒王琳 · Western Year: AD 559Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:022:s0015
- Source Date: Text: 拒王琳於南皖 · Western Year: AD 559Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:022:s0080
- Source Date: Text: 曹慶本王琳將…琳敗 · Western Interval: Start: AD 558 · End: AD 560Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:020:s0149, chenshu:020:s0150
- Source Date: Text: 永定三年 · Western Year: AD 559Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:015:s0032
- Source Date: Text: 永定元年 · Western Year: AD 557Explicit · chenshu:023:s0087
- Source Date: Text: 沌口 · Western Interval: Start: AD 557 · End: AD 559Explicit · chenshu:010:s0023, chenshu:010:s0024
- Source Date: Text: 王琳下據柵口 · Western Interval: Start: AD 560 · End: AD 560Strongly inferred · chenshu:015:s0034
- Source Date: Text: 王琳梗於中流 · Western Interval: Start: AD 557 · End: AD 560Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:014:s0015
- Source Date: Text: 紹泰元年 · Western Year: AD 555Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:006:s0021
- Source Date: Text: 高祖受禪至天嘉 · Western Interval: Start: AD 557 · End: AD 561Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:018:s0040, chenshu:018:s0042
- Source Date: Text: 高祖崩 · Western Year: AD 559Explicit · chenshu:010:s0065
Family
- Kinship Role: household-dependents · Quantity: unspecified · Note: family dependents (家口) targeted in raidExplicit · chenshu:015:s0034
Career and standing
- Label: Inspector of Xiang and Ying / 湘郢二州刺史 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太平二年 · Western Year: AD 557Explicit · liangshu:006:s0099
- Label: Minister of Works / 司空 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太平二年 · Western Year: AD 557Explicit · liangshu:006:s0087
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Liang · Relation: associated-withExplicit · chenshu:025:s0049
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated-by-chen · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾明元年二月 · Regnal Year: 1 · Lunar Month: 2 · Western Year: AD 560Explicit · beiqishu:005:s0041
- Kind: military · Role: opponent · Action: defeated · Other Person Id: Wei Hui (韋翽) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天嘉二年 · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 561 · Label: pacified / 平Explicit · chenshu:018:s0172
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 琳敗 · Western Year: AD 560Explicit · chenshu:020:s0150
- Kind: military · Role: opponent · Action: defeatedExplicit · chenshu:022:s0016
- Kind: political · Role: cause · Action: reason-Qi-imprisoned-Chen-envoysExplicit · chenshu:023:s0087
- Kind: military · Role: opponent · Action: resisted-at · Place: Zhankou / 柵口Explicit · chenshu:022:s0015
- Relation: superior-of · Person Id: Xi Huilue (席慧略)Explicit · chenshu:020:s0155
- Relation: superior-of · Person Id: Cao Qing (曹慶)Explicit · chenshu:020:s0149
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · chenshu:015:s0012
References in the histories
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