Overview
The translated histories identify Wang Sengbian as a family member, general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 73 passages from 15 chapters across 4 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wang Sengbian | 王僧辯 | Wang Sengbian |
| Descriptive kinship | Father of Wang Ban | 王頒父 | |
| Title | General Who Pacifies the South | 平南將軍 | |
| Title | Minister of Works | 司徒 | Situ |
| Given | Sengbian | 僧辯 | Sēngbiàn |
| Given name | Sengbian | 僧辯 | Sēngbiàn |
| Given | Sengbian | 僧辯 | Sengbian |
| Given name | Sengbian | 僧辯 | Sengbian |
| Given name | Sengbian | 僧辯 | |
| Given | Sengbian | 僧辯 | |
| Surname | Wang | 王 | Wáng |
| Surname | Wang | 王 | Wang |
| Title | Wang of Jingling | 王竟陵 | |
| Personal name | Wang Sengbian | 王僧辯 | Wang Sengbian |
| Personal | Wang Sengbian | 王僧辯 | Wáng Sēngbiàn |
| Alternate | Wang Sengbian | 王僧辯 | Wáng Sēngbiàn |
| Personal name | Wang Sengbian | 王僧辯 | Wáng Sēngbiàn |
| Personal name | Wang Sengbian | 王僧辯 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
- Sex: male
- Value: maleExplicit · chenshu:017:s0029
Roles
- Family Member
- General
- Military Officer
- Official
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: killed · Authority Person Id: Chen Baxian (陳霸先) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 為陳武帝所殺 · Western Year: AD 555Explicit event contextual date · suishu:072:s0118
- Manner: killed in surprise attack · Authority Person Id: Chen Baxian (陳霸先) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 紹泰元年九月甲辰 · Western Year: AD 555Explicit · liangshu:006:s0007
- Manner: executed · Authority Person Id: Chen Baxian (陳霸先)Explicit · chenshu:018:s0072
- Manner: execution · Authority Person Id: Chen Baxian (陳霸先)Explicit · chenshu:025:s0013
- Cause: assassinated by Chen Baxian / 霸先襲殺 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天成元年冬 · Western Year: AD 555Explicit · beiqishu:033:s0026
- Manner: killed · Killer: Person Id: Chen Baxian (陳霸先)Explicit · liangshu:046:s0121
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: chapter narrative · Western Year: AD 530Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:030:s0180
- Source Date: Text: Hou Jing rebellion · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:013:s0013
- Source Date: Text: 侯景之亂 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552Explicit · chenshu:010:s0010, chenshu:017:s0029
- Source Date: Text: 侯景寇郢州前後 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 555Explicit · chenshu:029:s0007, chenshu:029:s0045
- Source Date: Text: 侯景西上 · Western Interval: Start: AD 551 · End: AD 552Explicit · chenshu:010:s0012
- Source Date: Text: 僧辯被誅時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 552 · End: AD 555Explicit · chenshu:025:s0013
- Source Date: Text: 其父平侯景 · Western Year: AD 552Explicit event contextual date · suishu:072:s0117
- Source Date: Text: 其父為陳武帝所殺 · Western Year: AD 555Explicit event contextual date · suishu:072:s0118
- Source Date: Text: 大寶二年 · Western Year: AD 551Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:044:s0176, liangshu:046:s0005
- Source Date: Text: 大寶二年三月己丑次年 · Western Year: AD 552Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:004:s0128
- Source Date: Text: 大寶元年八月甲午 · Western Year: AD 550Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:004:s0090
- Source Date: Text: 天保六年 · Western Year: AD 555Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:033:s0016, beiqishu:033:s0017
- Source Date: Text: 承聖 · Western Year: AD 552Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:055:s0174
- Source Date: Text: 承聖三年十一月 · Western Year: AD 554Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:006:s0184
- Source Date: Text: 承聖四年 · Western Year: AD 555
- Source Date: Text: 景平之後 · Western Interval: Start: AD 552 · End: AD 555Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:018:s0038, chenshu:018:s0071
- Source Date: Text: 王僧辯破侯景 · Western Year: AD 552Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:038:s0020
Family
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- Parent of Daughter of Wang Sengbian (王僧辯之女)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: daughter
Kinship Term: daughter / 女 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: daughter · Object Role: father - Parent of Wang Ban (王頒)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father - Sibling of Wang Sengzhi (王僧智)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-brother
Career and standing
- Label: commander-in-chief replacing Bao Quan / 都督 · Action: appointedExplicit · liangshu:030:s0180
- Label: Grand Commander / 太尉 · Action: heldExplicit · suishu:072:s0115
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: advanced-to-Cai-IsleExplicit · liangshu:044:s0176
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: camped-at · Place: Gudu / 姑孰 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 承聖四年三月 · Western Year: AD 555Explicit · liangshu:006:s0003
- Kind: political · Role: agent · Action: installed · Other Person Id: Xiao Yuanming (蕭淵明) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 承聖四年七月 · Western Year: AD 555Explicit · liangshu:006:s0005
- Kind: military victory · Action: pacified Hou Jing and held the capital · Other Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景)Explicit · chenshu:017:s0136
- Explicit · liangshu:004:s0108
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: subdued Hou Jing · Other Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 平侯景 · Western Year: AD 552Explicit event contextual date · suishu:072:s0117
References in the histories
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