Overview
The translated histories identify Wang Sengqian as an administrator, aristocrat, family member, and general. This record brings together 6 passages from 6 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wang Sengqian | 王僧虔 | Wang Sengqian |
| Title | Grand Administrator Wang Sengqian | 太守王僧虔 | |
| Personal | Sengqian | 僧虔 | Sengqian |
| Personal name | Sengqian | 僧虔 | |
| Surname | Wang | 王 | Wang |
| Surname | Wang | 王 | |
| Personal name | Wang Sengqian | 王僧虔 | Wang Sengqian |
| Personal name | Wang Sengqian | 王僧虔 | |
| Personal | Wang Sengqian | 王僧虔 | Wáng Sēngqián |
| Personal | Wang Sengqian | 王僧虔 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
- Sex: male
Roles
- Administrator
- Aristocrat
- Family Member
- General
- Official
- Scholar
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: AD 465-479 · Western Interval: Start: AD 465 · End: AD 479Explicit event contextual date · nanqishu:048:s0059
- Source Date: Text: 僧虔之孫 · Western Interval: Start: AD 450 · End: AD 485Explicit · liangshu:020:s0146
- Source Date: Text: 南齊 · Western Interval: Start: AD 479 · End: AD 502Explicit event contextual date · nanqishu:055:s0177
- Source Date: Text: 司徒送湘州 · Western Interval: Start: AD 479 · End: AD 482Explicit · nanqishu:036:s0039
- Source Date: Text: 宋 · Western Interval: Start: AD 420 · End: AD 479Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:024:s0012
- Source Date: Text: 建元元年 · Western Year: AD 479Strongly inferred · nanqishu:021:s0017, nanqishu:021:s0033
Family
- Ancestor of Wang Guan (王觀)Kinship Term: grandfather / 祖 · Generation Distance: 2
Kinship Term: grandson / 孫 · Generation Distance: 2
Career and standing
- Label: General Who Pacifies the Army / 撫軍 · Action: heldExplicit · nanqishu:021:s0033
- Label: Governor of Xiangzhou / 湘州刺史 · Action: heldExplicit · nanqishu:055:s0177
Places and affiliations
- Place: Langye / 琅邪Explicit · liangshu:024:s0012
Learning and skills
- Skill: paleography / tadpole script identification / 科斗書 · Level: identifiedExplicit · nanqishu:021:s0033
Events and relationships
- Relation: esteemed · Person Id: Xiao Shangzhi (蕭尚之)Explicit · liangshu:024:s0012
- Relation: patron-of · Person Id: Xiao Shangzhi (蕭尚之)Explicit · liangshu:024:s0012
References in the histories
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