Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Wang Tong 王通

Attested AD 559

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Tong was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 559 六月丁酉
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 192

Career and standing

concurrent grand minister of sacrifices 兼太宰
Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 192
left vice director of the secretariat 尚書左僕射
Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 192

Places and affiliations

Polity Chen 陳 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 192

Events and relationships

Announced the Founder illness at the Grand Temple
AD 559 六月丁酉 · Ritual · Envoy · With Founder (高祖) · At Grand Temple 太廟
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 192

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 2Volume 2: Emperor Wu 2 · 2 passages

丁酉，高祖不豫，遣兼太宰、尚書左僕射王通以疾告太廟，兼太宰、中書令謝哲告大社、南北郊。 On dingyou day the Founder fell ill. He sent Wang Tong, concurrent grand minister of sacrifices and left vice director of the secretariat, to announce his illness at the Grand Temple, and Xie Zhe, concurrent grand minister of sacrifices and director of the central secretariat, to announce it at the Grand Altar and the suburban altars.

王僧辯闕伊尹之才，空結桐宮之憤，貞陽假秦兵之送，不思穆嬴之泣。 Wang Sengbian lacked the gift of an Yiyin yet brooded on the wrong of the Tong Palace; Zhenyang leaned on northern troops yet never remembered Mu Ying's tears.