Wang Shao (王紹) | 24 Histories

Overview

Wang Shao was an official and Statesman.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Desu	德素	Desu
Posthumous name	Reverent	敬	Jing

Life and dates

Death

AD 814 九年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 219

Age

72
Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 219

Attested activity

AD 814 九年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 219
AD 811 to AD 814 元和六年後禁飛錢之後
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 54, passages 233-234
AD 806 元和初
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 216-217
AD 811 六年
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 218
AD 760 to AD 784 少時
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 198
AD 783 to AD 784 屬德宗西幸
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 201-204, 206

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AD 805 永貞年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 197
AD 785 to AD 805 貞元中
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 207-209
AD 805 順宗即位
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 215

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Acting Right Vice Director of the Imperial Secretariat 檢校尚書右僕射
AD 806 元和初 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 216
military governor of Wu'ning Circuit 武寧軍節度
AD 806 元和初 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 216
prefect of Xuzhou 徐州刺史
AD 806 元和初 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 216
Acting Minister of Personnel 檢校吏部尚書
AD 805 順宗即位 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 215
Garrison Commander of the Eastern Capital 東都留守
AD 805 順宗即位 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 215
Minister of Military Affairs 兵部尚書
AD 805 順宗即位 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 215

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assistant magistrate of Wukang 武康尉
Appointed · Recommender Person Id Yan Zhenqing (顏真卿)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 198
judicial aide 判官
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 200
staff officer 從事
Appointed · At Changzhou 常州
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 199
concurrent charge of Revenue affairs 兼判戶部事
AD 811 六年 · Concurrent
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 218
commissioner for disbursements 判度支
Concurrent
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 210
Assistant Director in the Bureau of Granaries 倉部員外郎
AD 785 to AD 805 貞元中 · Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 207
chief judge of granary business by edict 準詔主判
AD 785 to AD 805 貞元中 · Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 209
Minister of War acting for Ministry of Revenue 兵部尚書判戶部事
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 234
Director in the Bureau of Revenue 戶部郎中
Promoted
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 209
Vice Minister of Revenue 戶部侍郎
Promoted
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 210
Minister of Military Affairs 兵部尚書
AD 811 六年 · Recalled
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 218
Director in the Bureau of Military Affairs 兵部郎中
Transferred
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 209
Minister of Revenue 戶部尚書
Transferred
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 211
Reverent 敬
Posthumous title
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 219
Left Vice Director 左僕射
Posthumous
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 219
Entered
AD 805 順宗即位 · Stripped of real authority · With Wang Shuwen (王叔文)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 215

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 197, 202, 215-216
Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 234
At Taiyuan 太原 · Relation Ancestral home
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 196
AD 806 元和初
At Haozhou 濠州 · Relation Jurisdiction
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 216
AD 806 元和初
At Sizhou 泗州 · Relation Jurisdiction
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 216
AD 806 元和初
At Xuzhou 徐州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 216

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AD 783 to AD 784 屬德宗西幸
At Yang Prefecture 洋州 · Relation Traveled through
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 202
AD 805 順宗即位
At Eastern Capital 東都 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 215
At Wannian, Jingzhao 京兆萬年 · Relation Registered in
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 196

Works and attributed material

Memorial speech · Speaker · Addressed to Emperor Dezong (德宗) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 204
Memorial · Co author
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 234
Speech · Addressee · Speaker Emperor Dezong (德宗) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 203

Events and relationships

Carried memorial and tribute
AD 783 to AD 784 屬德宗西幸 · Transport · Agent · With Bao Ji (包佶) · At Jin and Shang roads via Yang Prefecture 金、商路，出洋州
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 202-204, 206
Held major affairs eight years
AD 797 to AD 805 凡主重務八年 · Administration · Finance manager
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 213
Proposed three offices flying money
Fiscal · Proposer · Outcome Merchants avoided premium; coin remained heavy
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passages 234-235
Reported tribute
Court · Envoy · Outcome Goods arrived five days later; emperor relied on him
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 203-206
Restored discipline
Military administration · Governor · Outcome People settled
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 217
Relation Protege of · Person Yan Zhenqing (顏真卿)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 198

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Relation Staff of · Person Xiao Fu (蕭復)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 199
Relation Successor of · Person Zhang Yin (張愔)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 217
Relation Aide of · Person Bao Ji (包佶)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 200
Relation Colleague of · Person Wang Bo (王播)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 234

Assessments and attributes

Assessment careful and discreet; exceptionally favored; never leaked secrets; did not flaunt influence · Assessor Person Id Emperor Dezong (德宗) · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 213-214
Assessment people were greatly settled under his military administration · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 217