Wang Shenian 王神念

Other names

Family

• Ancestor of Wang Ban (王頒)
  grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 114
• Parent of Wang Sengbian (王僧辯)
  second son 次子
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 71
• Parent of Wang Zunye (王尊業)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 69

• Kinship Role household dependents · Quantity unspecified
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 55

Career and standing

• Bearer of the Staff 使持節
  AD 525 普通六年 · Appointed
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 63
• General of the Talons 爪牙將軍
  AD 525 普通六年 · Appointed
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 63
• Regular Attendant-in-Ordinary 散騎常侍
  AD 525 普通六年 · Appointed
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 39, passage 63
• Administrator of Ancheng 安成內史
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 56
• Area Commander-in-Chief of Qing and Ji 都督青、冀二州諸軍事
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 58
• Bearer of the Staff 持節
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 58

Places and affiliations

• Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Defected to
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passages 54-55
• Polity Northern Wei 魏 · Relation Served
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 54
• At Qi in Taiyuan 太原祁
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 52
• At Qing and Ji 青、冀 · Relation Posted to
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 58
• At Xuancheng 宣城 · Relation Posted to
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 56
• At Yingchuan 潁川 · Relation Posted to
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 54

Learning and skills

• Subject Confucian learning 儒術 · Relation Studied
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 53
• Belief Buddhism 內典 · Relation Versed in
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 53
• Skill mounted archery 騎射 · Level renowned from youth into old age
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 67

Events and relationships

• Banned licentious shrines
  Ritual · Administrator
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 59
• Crossed Yangzi with household
  Travel · Refugee
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 55
• Destroyed Stone Deer Mountain shrine
  Ritual · Administrator · At Stone Deer Mountain 石鹿山
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passages 60-61
• Dual saber shield gallop
  Performance · Demonstrator · With Emperor Wu (高祖)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 67
• Surrendered commandery
  Political · Defector
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 54

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment deeply admired by Emperor Wu together with Yang Hua · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Emperor Wu (高祖)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 68
• Assessment good governance in each post · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 56
• Assessment surpassed the whole company in mounted martial display · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 67
• upright and stern by nature
  Character
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 39, passage 59

Source notes

• Historicity historical
  Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 39, passage 2