Overview
Wang Su was an official and Strategist.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 493 永明十一年三月乙亥Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 4, 58
- AD 494 narrative year of Qi Records 4 / Wei Taihe 18, after 癸卯Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 344-349
- AD 500 五月乙巳Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 74
- AD 499 to AD 501 壽陽新陷Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 17, passage 58
- AD 494 建武初Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 17
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Wang Huan (王奐)father 父Strongly inferred · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 58
- Sibling of Wang Chen (王琛)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 58
Key source chapters
- Book of Liang, Chapter 9 Volume 9: Wang Mao; Cao Jingzong; Liu Qingyuan 1 passage
- Book of Liang, Chapter 17 Volume 17: Wang Zhenguo; Ma Xianpin; Zhang Qi 1 passage
- Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 138 Volume 138 Qi Records 4 4 passages
- Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 7 Volume 7 Annals 7: Marquess of Donghun 1 passage
Career and standing
- chief clerk to the Grand General 大將軍長史AD 494 narrative year of Qi Records 4 / Wei Taihe 18, after 癸卯 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 348
- General Who Assists the State 輔國將軍AD 494 narrative year of Qi Records 4 / Wei Taihe 18, after 癸卯 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 348
- Inspector of Yu 豫州刺史AD 500 五月乙巳 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 74
- director in the secretariat 秘書丞HeldDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 58
- Inspector of Yu 豫州刺史Held · northerners' puppet officeDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 74
- increasing honors and favor 器遇日隆AD 494 narrative year of Qi Records 4 / Wei Taihe 18, after 癸卯 · ReceivedDated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 346
Places and affiliations
- AD 494 narrative year of Qi Records 4 / Wei Taihe 18, after 癸卯Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation ServedDated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 344, 348
- AD 494 建武初Polity Northern Wei 魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 17
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation Served · northerners' puppet inspector of YuDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 74
- Polity Northern Wei 魏 · Relation Fled toDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 58
- Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 74
- AD 494 narrative year of Qi Records 4 / Wei Taihe 18, after 癸卯At Ye 鄴 · Relation VisitedDated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 344
Events and relationships
- Alone escaped and fled to Northern WeiPolitical · FugitiveDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 58
- Appointed inspector of YuAD 500 五月乙巳 · Appointment · AppointeeDated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 74
- Determined nearly all ceremonial regalia and institutions for the Wei revival of ritual and music and change to civilized customsAD 494 narrative year of Qi Records 4 / Wei Taihe 18, after 癸卯 · Ritual · Designer · With Wei emperor (魏主)Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 349
- Gave battleDirectly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 17
- InvadedMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Book of Liang 17, passage 58
- Presented a strategy for campaigning against QiAD 494 narrative year of Qi Records 4 / Wei Taihe 18, after 癸卯 · Diplomatic · Advisor · With Wei emperor (魏主) · At Ye 鄴Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 344
Show 3 more source-backed claims
- Spoke at length with the Wei emperor, who drew his seat close as hours passedAD 494 narrative year of Qi Records 4 / Wei Taihe 18, after 癸卯 · Political · Interlocutor · With Wei emperor (魏主)Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 345
- Spoke privately with the Wei emperor until midnight after attendants were dismissedAD 494 narrative year of Qi Records 4 / Wei Taihe 18, after 癸卯 · Political · Interlocutor · With Wei emperor (魏主)Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 347
- AD 494 narrative year of Qi Records 4 / Wei Taihe 18, after 癸卯Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 346-347
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment so favored that none among the emperor's kin and great ministers could come between them · With Wei emperor (魏主) · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 346
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 344
References in the histories
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