Overview
Wang Sengqian was an official, Statesman, and Calligrapher.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Southern Qi
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Jianmu | 簡穆 | Jianmu |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 479 to AD 485 平世之良相Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 275-276
Career and standing
- minister 相Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 276
- the Three Platforms 三台HeldDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 280
- Jianmu 簡穆Posthumously titledDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 279
Places and affiliations
- Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 276, 280
Learning and skills
- Skill draft and clerical calligraphy 草隷 · Level masteredDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 275, 280
- Skill music and pitch regulation 聲律 · Level masteredDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 275, 280
Events and relationships
- Harmonized the three platformsPolitical · MinisterDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 280
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment possessed the stature of faint, unshowy renown together with mastery of his craft · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 275
- Assessment shunned overflow, kept to fullness, bowed himself to fit in, stood level with the great lords, and was a fine minister for a tranquil age · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 276
- Assessment venerable Jianmu whose righteousness was vast; he tuned the Three Platforms · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 279-280
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 275
References in the histories
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