Ancient China · Qin general

Wang Ling 王陵

Attested BC 258

Passages
5
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Ling as a general and official. This record brings together 5 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Wang Ling 王陵 Wang Ling

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 四十九年 · Western Year: BC 258
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:073:s0089

Career and standing

  • Label: grand master / 五大夫 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 四十八年 · Western Year: BC 259
    Explicit · shiji:073:s0087

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

  • Kind: military · Action: attacked Handan with little success and lost five battalions · Role: commander · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 四十九年 · Western Year: BC 258

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 73Biographies of Bai Qi and Wang Jian · 5 passages