Qin and Han · Official

Wang Ling 王陵

Attested BC 209 - BC 141

Passages
12
Chapters
6
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Ling as an aristocrat, general, official, and statesman. This record brings together 12 passages from 6 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Wang Ling 王陵 Wang Ling
Personal
Title
Personal name Ling Líng
Personal name Ling
Title Marquis of Anguo 安國侯
Personal name Wang Ling 王陵 Wang Ling
Personal name Wang Ling 王陵

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Aristocrat
  • General
  • Official
  • Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 二年…安國侯臣陵 · Western Year: BC 186
    Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:004:s0011
  • Source Date: Text: 楚漢 · Western Year: BC 205
    Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:003:s0103
  • Source Date: Text: 漢初 · Western Interval: Start: BC 209 · End: BC 141
    Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:051:s0005

Family

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  • Child of Mother of Wang Ling
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
  • Spouse of Lady Ling (陵夫人)
    Kinship Term: wife / 夫人 · Union Category: marriage · Relationship State: widowed

Career and standing

References in the histories

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Wenxiang · 1 passage
Book of Han, Chapter 1Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 · 2 passages
Book of Han, Chapter 2Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 2 · 2 passages
Book of Han, Chapter 4Volume 3: Annals of Empress Lü Zhi · 1 passage
Book of Han, Chapter 51Volume 42: Zhang, Zhou, Zhao, Ren and Shentu · 3 passages
Book of Han, Chapter 117Volume 100a: Afterword and Family History 1 · 3 passages