Overview
Wang Sitong was a Military Governor and Martyr.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- Executed · Authority Li Congke (李從珂)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 91
Attested activity
- AD 934 應順元年二月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passages 57, 69
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Wang Jingrou (王敬柔)father 父Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 58
- Child of Mother of Wang Sitong (劉仁恭女)mother 母Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 58
Career and standing
- Commander of the Ten Divine Martial Armies 神武十軍都指揮使AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 60
- General-in-Chief of the Right Martial Guard 右武衛上將軍AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 66
- Metropolitan prefect of Jingzhao 京兆尹AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 66
- Military governor of Kuangguo 匡國軍節度使AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 62
- Overall western campaign commander 西面行營馬步軍都部署AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 73
- Western capital regent 西京留守AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 66
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- Defender of Zhengzhou 鄭州防禦使HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 60
- Flying Victory Army commander 飛勝指揮使HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 59
- Silver Hu Record commander 銀胡錄指揮使HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 59
- Military governor of Shannan West Circuit 山南西道TransferredDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 68
- Military governor of Xiongwu 雄武TransferredDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 62
- Palace Attendant 侍中Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 92
Places and affiliations
- At Youzhou 幽州Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 57
Learning and skills
- Skill mounted archery 騎射Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 61
- Skill poetry 詩Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 61
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Li Congke (李從珂)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 90
Events and relationships
- FoughtDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 67
- Seized envoysDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 72
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment counted-among-martyrs-unlike-Yuan-Xingqin · Mode historian-judgment · Contrast Person Id Yuan Xingqin (元行欽)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 93
References in the histories
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