Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and General

Wang Meng 王盟

Attested AD 535 - AD 557

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Meng was an official and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 535 to AD 557 勤宣運始
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passage 283

Events and relationships

Entered court through kinship then rose by ability from the dynasty's founding
AD 535 to AD 557 勤宣運始 · Political · Minister
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passages 283-284

Assessments and attributes

Assessment walked in the footsteps of merit ministers, scarcely through favor alone · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 20, passages 283-284

References in the histories

Book of Zhou, Chapter 20Volume 20 Biographies 12: Wang Meng; He Lanxiang; Wei Chigang; Chilie Fugui; Yan Qing · 1 passage

王盟等始以親黨升朝，終以才能進達，勤宣運始，位列周行。 Wang Meng and the others at first entered court through kinship ties, but in the end rose through ability; from the dynasty's founding they served diligently and took their places at court.