Wang Ting (王霆) | 24 Histories

Overview

Wang Ting was a general, Official, and Writer.

Life and dates

Death

died after the unanswered letter to Du Fan
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 287

Attested activity

AD 1234 to AD 1245 王霆仕履，下及丞相杜範書
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 408, passages 269, 273, 285, 287, 295

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Elder Brother of Wang Ting (王霆兄)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings · paternal line
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 288
Child of Father of Wang Ting (王霆父)
father 父 · paternal line
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 288

Kinship Role sons and younger kinsmen · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 289

Career and standing

Acting General of the Left Leading Army Guard 帶行左領軍衛大將軍
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 281
Gate Guard Attendant 閣門舍人
Appointed · reappointed; did not take up the subsequent Dazhou, Right Encampment Guard, and Qizhou posts
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 269
General of the Right Encampment Guard 右屯衛大將軍
Appointed · Negated true · did not take up the post
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 269
intendant of Chongxi Observatory 提舉崇禧觀
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 272
intendant of Yuntai Observatory 提舉雲臺觀
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 278
planning officer for the Vice Pacification Commission along the Yangzi 沿江製置副使司計議官
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 281

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prefect of Dazhou 達州刺史
Appointed · Negated true · did not take up the post
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 269
prefect of Gaoyou Command 知高郵軍
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 273
prefect of Qizhou 知蘄州
Appointed · Negated true · concurrent grant; he did not go
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 269
Vice Commander-in-Chief of Huai West mobile armies 淮西遊擊軍副都統製
Appointed · concurrent
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 270
prefect of Shouchang Command 知壽昌軍
Assigned
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 282
Vice Overall Commander of Huai West horse and foot armies 淮西馬步軍副總管
Promoted
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 270
prefect of Qizhou 知蘄州
Transferred
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 282

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Song 南宋 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · History of Song 408, passages 269, 285
At Dazhou 達州 · Relation Posted to · Negated true
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 269
At Qizhou 蘄州 · Relation Posted to · Negated true
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 269
At Chongxi Observatory 崇禧觀 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 272
At Gaoyou Command 高郵軍 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passages 273, 276
At Huai West 淮西 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 270

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At Qizhou 蘄州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 282
At Shouchang Command 壽昌軍 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 282
At Yuntai Observatory 雲臺觀 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 278

Learning and skills

Skill military theory 兵家言 · Level versed
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 295

Works and attributed material

Jade Stream Collection 玉溪集
Relation Author
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 290
Record of Frontier Regions along the River 沿江等邊志
Relation Author
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 281
Letter · Author · With Du Fan (杜範) · Paraphrased · asked to survey the Yangzi and proposed three new fortresses
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passages 285-286
ten proposals concerning the mobile armies 遊擊軍十事
Memorial · Author · Paraphrased
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 271
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · advice against launching an expedition without first scouting
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passages 274-275
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · instruction that exhausting principle and fulfilling nature is the root of learning
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 289

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Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Two Huai as fence, Great River as gate, capital region as inner hall
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passages 283-284
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · urged not to change frontier commanders during urgent autumn defense
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 280

Events and relationships

Built school quarters
Civic · Builder · At Qizhou 蘄州
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 282
Declined to proceed
Appointment · Appointee · At Qizhou 蘄州
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 269
Delayed march
Military · Commander · At Gaoyou 高郵 · Outcome The region remained secure
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 276
Discussed for Qi'an
Political · Prospective appointee · At Qi'an 齊安
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 279
Erected shrines to loyal ministers
Ritual · Founder · At Qizhou 蘄州
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 282
Opposed hasty expedition
Political · Adviser
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passages 274-275

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Record of Frontier Regions along the River 沿江等邊志
Scholarly · Author · Presented work
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 281
Proposed fortresses
Political · Petitioner · At Yangzi 江 · Outcome No response · Qichun at Longyan Rock, Anqing at Mengcheng, Chuyang at Xuanhua
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passages 285-286
Submitted proposals
Political · Petitioner · Outcome No response
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 271
Suppressed
Military · Commander · With Bang Jie (邦傑) · At Gaoyou Command 高郵軍 · Outcome Ringleaders destroyed and the rest dispersed
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 273
Yielded estate share
Personal · Heir · With Elder Brother of Wang Ting (王霆兄)
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 288
Relation Recommended by · Person Dong Huai (董槐)
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 282
Relation Recommended by · Person Deng Yong (鄧泳)
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 282

Assessments and attributes

Assessment fell out with prevailing opinion; slanderers grew more numerous · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 277
Assessment treated his clan with kindness · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 289
Assessment versed in military theory yet held that one cannot let the Way follow the age; compared to ancient commanders who expound the Rites and Music and honor the Odes and Documents · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passage 295

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Song 408, passages 269, 295

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 408Volume 408 Biographies 167: Wu Changyi, Wang Gang, Chen Mi, Wang Ting · 6 passages

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知高郵軍，流民邦傑聚眾三千人為盜，霆剿其渠魁，餘黨悉散。 As prefect of Gaoyou Command, a refugee named Bang Jie gathered three thousand men as bandits. Ting destroyed their ringleaders and the rest dispersed.

時議出師，和者甚多，霆以為：“莫若遣間探覘敵情，如不得已然後行之； At the time an expedition was debated and many favored peace. Ting argued: "Better to send scouts to observe the enemy. Only if there is no other way should we act;

霆曰：“秋防已急，邊守不宜臨時更易，盍少需之。” Ting said, "Autumn defense is already urgent. Frontier commanders should not be changed at the last moment. Why not wait a little?"

乃授帶行左領軍衛大將軍，充沿江製置副使司計議官，霆乃撰《沿江等邊志》一編上之。 He was then granted Acting General of the Left Leading Army Guard and appointed planning officer for the Vice Pacification Commission along the Yangzi. Ting compiled Record of Frontier Regions along the River and presented it to court.

初，其父析業，霆獨以讓其兄。 When his father divided the family estate, Ting alone yielded his share to his elder brother.

王霆通兵家言，而謂不可以道從世，此古人謀帥貴乎“說《禮》、《樂》而敦《詩》、《書》”也。 Wang Ting was versed in military theory yet held that one cannot let the Way follow the age. This is what the ancients meant when they sought commanders who "expound the Rites and Music and honor the Odes and Documents."