Wang Qianxiu (王虔休)

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Qianxiu as a military officer and musician. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wang Qianxiu	王虔休	Wang Qianxiu
Given	Qianxiu	虔休	Qianxiu
Surname	Wang	王	Wang
Personal name	Wang Qianxiu	王虔休	Wang Qianxiu
Title	Zhaoyi Army Military Commissioner	昭義軍節度使

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · jiutangshu:150:s0070, xintangshu:022:s0105

Roles

Military Officer
Musician

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 昭義軍節度使王虔休 · Western Interval: Start: AD 779 · End: AD 805
Explicit event contextual date · xintangshu:022:s0105
Source Date: Text: 貞元十年六月 · Western Year: AD 794
Explicit · jiutangshu:150:s0070

Career and standing

Label: Zhaoyi Army Military Commissioner / 昭義軍節度使 · Action: held
Explicit · xintangshu:022:s0105

Works and attributed material

Work: Continuing Heaven Birthday Sage Music / 繼天誕聖樂 · Relation: author
Explicit · xintangshu:022:s0105

References in the histories

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 150Volume 146 Biographies 96: Xue Bo, Bao Fang, Li Ziliang, Li Shuo, Yan Shou, Xiao Xin, Du Ya, Wang Wei, Li Ruochu, Yu Qi, Lu Zheng, Yan Ping, Zheng Yuan, Du Jian, Pei Bin, Xue Pi · 1 passage

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十年六月，潞帥李抱真卒，又以謜領昭義節度大使、澤潞邢洺名磁觀察等使，以潞將王虔休為潞府司馬、知留後。 In the sixth month of the tenth year, Li Baozhen, commander of Lu, died; Song was again appointed military commissioner of Zhaoyi and observation commissioner for Ze, Lu, Xing, Ming, Ci, and related prefectures, with the Lu general Wang Qianxiu as Lu prefecture vice commander and acting deputy commissioner.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 22Volume 22 Treatises 12: Rites and Music 12 · 1 passage

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昭義軍節度使王虔休以德宗誕辰未有大樂，乃作《繼天誕聖樂》，以宮為調，帝因作《中和樂舞》。 Wang Qianxiu of Zhaoyi, finding no grand piece for Dezong's birthday, wrote Continuing Heaven Birthday Sage Music in palace mode; the emperor answered with Central Harmony Dance.