Wang Siyuan 王思遠

Other names

Family

• Sibling of Wang Siwei (思微)
  elder brother 兄
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 235
• Kin of Wang Yan (王晏)
  elder cousin 從兄 · paternal line
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passages 210, 212, 216

Origins and identity

• Lineage Wang 王
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 242

Career and standing

• Adviser Adjutant to the Minister of Works 司徒諮議參軍
  Appointed · Concurrent Recorder 錄事
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 207
• Assistant Administrator of Wu Commandery 吳郡丞
  AD 482 to AD 493 世祖 · Appointed · At Wu Commandery 吳郡
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 206
• Minister of Revenue 度支尚書
  AD 500 永元二年 · Appointed · Negated true · died before assuming the post
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passages 244-245
• Palace Attendant 侍中
  Appointed · Duties court policy and the Daily Records 優策及起居注
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 243
• Bearer of the Staff of Authority 使持節
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 208
• Central Commandant Who Pacifies Yue 平越中郎將
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 208

Places and affiliations

• Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passages 205, 244

Learning and skills

• Skill literary composition 文章 · Level noted
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 254

Works and attributed material

• AD 494 to AD 498 建武中
  Memorial · Author · Addressed to Emperor Gao (高宗) · Direct quotation
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passages 212-230
• AD 494 隆昌之末
  Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Wang Yan (王晏) · Direct quotation
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 236
• AD 494 高宗廢立之際
  Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Wang Yan (王晏) · Direct quotation
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passages 232-233

Events and relationships

• Conducted commandery affairs in existing office
  AD 482 to AD 493 世祖 · Administrative · Acting administrator · At Wu Commandery 吳郡 · With Prince Shaoling (邵陵王子貞)
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 206
• Did not take up the provincial post
  AD 494 高宗輔政 · Appointment · Appointee · With Emperor Gao (高宗)
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 209
• Escaped further harm when Yan fell
  Political · Survivor · With Wang Yan (王晏)
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 237
• Firmly declined the appointment to avoid sharing inner court power with cousin
  AD 494 to AD 498 建武中 · Memorial · Author · With Wang Yan (王晏)
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 212
• Impeached for corruption
  AD 494 to AD 498 高宗 · Legal · Impeaching censor · With Shen Zhaolüe (沈昭略)
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 210
• Refused to drop the case despite requests
  AD 494 to AD 498 高宗 · Legal · Censor · Participants Emperor Gao (高宗), Wang Yan (王晏), Shen Wenji (文季)
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 210

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment excellent appointment · Mode named-source-report Source Work commentators 論者
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 206
• Assessment practiced ritual and righteousness; a model of how a gentleman lives · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passages 259-262
• Assessment pure in conduct and austere in way of life · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 238
• Kept clothes and bedding scrupulously clean; screened guests by dress and had the seating swept after they left.
  Habits
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passages 239-240

Source notes

• Historicity historical
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 205