Overview
The translated histories identify Wang Tanshou as a courtier, family member, official, and statesman. This record brings together 6 passages from 4 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wang Tanshou | 王曇首 | Wáng Tánshǒu |
| Descriptive kinship | father of Wang Sengchuo | 僧綽父 | |
| Given | Tan-shou | 曇首 | Tánshǒu |
| Personal | Tanshou | 曇首 | |
| Surname | Wang | 王 | Wáng |
| Surname | Wang | 王 | |
| Personal name | Wang Tan-shou | 王曇首 | Wáng Tánshǒu |
| Personal name | Wang Tanshou | 王曇首 | Wáng Tánshǒu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · nanqishu:016:s0211, songshu:058:s0167
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · songshu:071:s0182
Roles
- Courtier
- Family Member
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Death
- 曇首又卒Explicit · songshu:069:s0050
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 元嘉中 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 453Explicit · nanqishu:016:s0211
- Source Date: Text: 元嘉初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 430Explicit event contextual date · songshu:071:s0172, songshu:071:s0182
- Source Date: Text: 太祖即位 · Western Year: AD 424Explicit event contextual date · songshu:058:s0167
Family
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- Parent of Wang Sengchuo (王僧綽)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Career and standing
- Label: Left Household Grandee / 左光祿大夫Explicit · songshu:071:s0172
- Label: Gentleman-in-attendance / 侍中 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元嘉中 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 453Explicit · nanqishu:016:s0211
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id: liu-song · Relation: servedStrongly inferred · songshu:071:s0182
Events and relationships
- Kind: court · Role: intimate-attendant · Action: conversed-knee-to-knee-with-emperor · Other Person Id: Emperor Wen of Song (宋文帝) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元嘉中 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 453Explicit · nanqishu:016:s0211
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · nanqishu:016:s0211, songshu:071:s0182
References in the histories
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