Wang Qian (王謙) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Qian as an administrator, aristocrat, general, and official. This record brings together 20 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wang Qian	王謙	Wang Qian
Title	Duke of Yong	庸公
Given	Qian	謙	Qian
Courtesy	Timo	勑萬	Timo
Surname	Wang	王
Personal	Wang Qian	王謙
Personal name	Wang Qian	王謙	Wang Qian

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · zhoushu:008:s0042, zhoushu:017:s0025
Sex: male
Explicit · zhoushu:021:s0104

Roles

Administrator
Aristocrat
General
Official
Rebel

Life and dates

Death

Manner: beheaded · Place: Jiannan / 劍南 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象二年十月戊寅 · Western Year: AD 580 · Authority Person Id: Liang Rui (梁睿)
Explicit · zhoushu:008:s0084
Manner: beheaded · Authority Person Id: Wang Bao (王寶) · Place: Xindu / 新都 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 宣帝崩 · Western Year: AD 580
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:021:s0139

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 大象二年八月庚申 · Western Year: AD 580
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:008:s0042
Source Date: Text: 大象二年十月戊寅 · Western Year: AD 580
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:008:s0084
Source Date: Text: 大象末 · Western Year: AD 580
Explicit · zhoushu:017:s0025
Source Date: Text: 孝閔踐阼 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:021:s0107
Source Date: Text: 宣帝崩 · Western Year: AD 580
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:021:s0115, zhoushu:021:s0117

Family

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Child of Wang Xiong (王雄)
Kinship Term: son / 之子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

Label: director of the right minor martial guard / 治右小武伯 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 孝閔踐阼 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:021:s0107
Label: grand general of rapid cavalry and opening-office / 驃騎大將軍、開府 · Action: appointed
Explicit · zhoushu:021:s0106
Label: pillar-of-state grand general / 柱國大將軍 · Action: appointed
Explicit · zhoushu:021:s0109
Label: upper pillar of state and inspector-general of Yi / 上柱國、益州總管 · Action: appointed
Explicit · zhoushu:021:s0114
Label: inspector-general of Yi Province / 益州總管 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象二年八月庚申 · Western Year: AD 580
Explicit · zhoushu:008:s0042
Title: Duke of Yong / 庸公 · Action: inherited · Fief: ten thousand households / 邑萬戶
Explicit · zhoushu:021:s0111
Status: refused-appointment · Action: declined · Reason: mourning incomplete
Explicit · zhoushu:021:s0110

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: officer · Action: campaigned against Tuyuhun with crown prince
Explicit · zhoushu:021:s0113
Kind: military · Role: officer · Action: fought in Gaozu eastern campaign
Explicit · zhoushu:021:s0114
Kind: political · Role: rebel-leader · Action: raised troops to restore Zhou · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 宣帝崩 · Western Year: AD 580
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:021:s0117
Kind: military · Role: rebel-leader · Action: raised-troops-refused-replacement · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象二年八月庚申 · Western Year: AD 580
Explicit · zhoushu:008:s0042

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: lacked strategy; rose on father's merit · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · zhoushu:021:s0133
Assessment: respectful but without special talent · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · zhoushu:021:s0105