Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official; inspector of Guangzhou

Wang Siyuan 王思遠

Attested AD 480 - AD 500

Passages: 3
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Siyuan was an official; inspector of Guangzhou.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 480 to AD 500 AD 480-500
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 48, passage 188
AD 483 永明初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 32
AD 494 隆昌元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 4, passage 54

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Inspector of Guangzhou 廣州刺史
AD 494 隆昌元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 4, passage 54

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Associated with
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 32
At Langye 琅邪
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 48, passage 188

Works and attributed material

Letter · Addressee · With Liu Huan (劉瓛) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passages 32, 47

Events and relationships

Relation Correspondent of · Person Liu Huan (劉瓛)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 32

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 32

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Prince of Yulin · 1 passage

六月丙寅，以黃門侍郎王思遠爲廣州刺史。 Sixth month, day bingyin: Wang Siyuan, gentleman of the yellow gate, was made inspector of Guang.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 39Volume 39 Biographies 20: Liu Huan, Di Jin, Lu Cheng · 1 passage

瓛與張融王思遠書曰：「奉教使恭召，會當停公事，但念生平素抱，有乖恩顧。 Huan wrote to Zhang Rong and Wang Siyuan: "I have received your instruction and a respectful summons; I ought to set aside official business, but when I reflect on the disposition I have cherished all my life, it runs counter to this gracious attention.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 48Volume 48 Biographies 29: Yuan Tuan, Kong Zhigui, Liu Hui · 1 passage

與外兄張融情趣相得，又與琅邪王思遠、廬江何點、點弟胤竝款交。 With his cousin by marriage Zhang Rong he matched in temperament and taste; he also had warm friendships with Wang Siyuan of Langye, He Dian of Lujiang, and Dian's younger brother Yin.