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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wang Ling | 王陵 | Wang Ling |
| Personal | |||
| Title | |||
| Personal name | Ling | 陵 | Líng |
| Personal name | Ling | 陵 | |
| 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
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:004:s0011
- Sex: maleExplicit · hanshu:051:s0005
Roles
- Aristocrat
- General
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 二年…安國侯臣陵 · Western Year: BC 186Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:004:s0011
- Source Date: Text: 楚漢 · Western Year: BC 205Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:003:s0103
- Source Date: Text: 漢初 · Western Interval: Start: BC 209 · End: BC 141Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:051:s0005
Family
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- Child of Mother of Wang LingKinship 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
- Title: Marquis of Anguo / 安國侯 · Action: heldExplicit · hanshu:004:s0011
References in the histories
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