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Overview The translated histories identify Wang Shang as a general and official. This record brings together 14 passages from 4 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names Type English Chinese Pinyin
Personal
Wang Shang
王商
Wang Shang
Alternate
Chengdu Shang
成都侯商
Title
General of the Guards Shang
衛將軍商
Title
Grand Commander and Grand General
大司馬大將軍
Da Sima Da Jiangjun
Title
Marquis of Chengdu
成都侯
Title
Marquis of Chengdu
成都侯
Chengdu Hou
Title
Marquis of Chengdu Shang
成都侯商
Given
Shang
商
Shang
Personal
Shang
商
Shang
Given
Shang
商
Shāng
Surname
Wang
王
Wang
Surname
Wang
王
Wáng
Personal
Wang Shang
商
Wang Shang
Personal
Wang Shang
王商
Wáng Shāng
Personal
Wang Shang
商
Shang
Identity
Historicity Historical
Identification Named
Sex Male Career and standing grand marshal and general of the guards / 大司馬衛將軍
special advancement commanding gate troops / 特進領城門兵
Office: Grand Commander and Grand General / 大司馬大將軍
大司馬衛將軍
Title: Grand Marshal and General of the Guards / 大司馬衛將軍
Marquis of Chengdu / 成都侯
成都侯
References in the histories Open any source group to read the Chinese and English passage in context.
Book of Han, Chapter 11 Volume 10: Annals of Emperor Cheng · 1 passage
Book of Han, Chapter 88 Volume 77: Gai, Zhuge, Liu, Zheng, Sun, Wujiang and He · 1 passage
Book of Han, Chapter 96 Volume 85: Gu Yong and Du Ye · 8 passages
音薨，成都侯商代為大司馬衛將軍，永乃遷為涼州刺史。
When Wang Yin died, Marquis of Chengdu Shang succeeded him as grand marshal and general of the guards, and Gu Yong was made inspector of Liang province.
衛將軍商密□永令發去。
General Wang Shang secretly told Yong to flee.
永所居任職，為北地太守歲餘，衛將軍商薨，曲陽侯根為票騎將軍，薦永，徵入為大司農。
After more than a year as governor of Beidi, General Wang Shang died; Marquis of Quyang Wang Gen became general of agile cavalry, recommended Yong, and he was summoned in as minister of grand granaries.
平阿侯譚不受城門職，後薨，上閔悔之，乃復令譚弟成都侯商位特進，領城門兵，得舉吏如將軍府。
Marquis of Ping'a Tan refused the gate command; after he died the emperor regretted it and made Tan's younger brother Marquis of Chengdu Shang special advancement commanding gate troops, with power to recommend clerks like a general's headquarters.
竊見成都侯以特進領城門兵，復有詔得舉吏如五府，此明詔所欲寵也。
I see Marquis of Chengdu holding special advancement and commanding gate troops, with an edict allowing recommendation of clerks like the five ministries—this is what the clear edict means to favor.
音甚嘉其言，由是與成都侯商親密，二人皆重鄴。
Yin greatly approved his words; from this he grew intimate with Marquis of Chengdu Shang, and both men valued Ye.
商為大司馬衛將軍，除鄴主簿，以為腹心，舉侍御史。
When Shang became grand marshal and general of the guards, he appointed Ye chief clerk as trusted inner counsel and recommended him as attendant censor.
及欽欲挹損鳳權，而鄴附會音、商。
When Du Qin tried to check Wang Feng, Du Ye curried Wang Yin and Wang Shang instead.
Book of Han, Chapter 104 Volume 92: Youxias · 4 passages
時成都侯商為大司馬衛將軍，罷朝，欲候護，其主簿諫：「將軍至尊，不宜入閭巷。」
At the time Wang Shang, Marquis of Chengdu, was Grand Marshal and General of the Guards. After leaving court, he wanted to call on Lou Hu, but his chief clerk remonstrated, "Your rank is supremely exalted; you should not enter common lanes and alleys."
商不聽，遂往至護家。
Wang Shang ignored the advice and rolled up to Lou Hu's door.
商還，或白主簿語，商恨，以他職事去主簿，終身廢錮。
When Wang Shang heard the clerk's gibe on his return, he dismissed him on a trumped-up charge and barred him from office for life.
而成都侯商子邑為大司空，貴重，商故人皆敬事邑，唯護自安如舊節，邑亦父事之，不敢有闕。
Wang Yi, Wang Shang's son, became Grand Minister of Works; every old friend flattered him—except Lou Hu, who kept the easy equality of earlier days, so Yi treated him like a father and never slipped in courtesy.