Wang Tong 王通

Names

Identity

Historicity

Historical

Identification

Named

Sex

Male

• Sex: male
  Explicit · chenshu:004:s0026, liangshu:006:s0066
• Value: male
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0052

Roles

• Aristocrat
• General
• Official

Family

• Descendant of Wang Fen (份)
  Kinship Term: grandfather / 祖 · Generation Distance: 2
• Child of Wang Lin (琳)
  Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological
• Child of Princess of Yixing (義興長公主)
  Kinship Term: mother / 帝甥 · Parentage: biological
• Sibling of Wang Zhi (質)
  Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟
• Sibling of Wang Mo (王勱)
  Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: elder
• Sibling of Wang Gu (固)
  Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟

Career and standing

• Label: Regular Attendant of the Secretariat / 散騎常侍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 侯景之亂 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0059
• Label: General Who Assists the Right / 翊右將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天康元年 · Western Year: AD 566
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0066
• Label: Right Grand Master of the Golden Sigil / 右光祿大夫 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天康元年 · Western Year: AD 566
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0066
• Label: Classics examination graduate / 舉明經 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 梁世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 557
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0056
• Label: Mentor to the Heir Apparent / 太子舍人 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 梁世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 557
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0056
• Label: National University student / 國子生 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 梁世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 557
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0056
• Label: Secretary Gentleman / 祕書郎 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 梁世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 557
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0056
• Label: Director of the Ministry of Personnel / 吏部尚書 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 江陵陷 · Western Year: AD 555
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0061
• Label: Palace Attendant / 侍中 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 紹泰元年 · Western Year: AD 555
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0062
• Label: Master of Works for Construction / 起部尚書 · Action: concurrent · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 侯景之亂 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0060
• Label: Grand Arbiter of South Xuzhou / 南徐州大中正 · Action: concurrent · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 廢帝即位 · Western Year: AD 566
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0067
• Label: Tutor to the Heir Apparent / 太子少傅 · Action: concurrent · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 文帝嗣位 · Western Year: AD 559
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0065
• Label: Original offices / 本官 · Action: posthumously-granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太建六年 · Western Year: AD 574
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0071
• Label: General Who Pacifies the Right / 安右將軍 · Action: promoted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天康元年六月辛亥 · Western Year: AD 566
  Explicit · chenshu:004:s0026
• Label: General, Grand Master, and aides / 將軍、光祿、佐史 · Action: restored · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太建六年 · Western Year: AD 574
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0069
• Label: Palace Attendant / 侍中 · Action: restored · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太建六年 · Western Year: AD 574
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0069
• Label: Director of the Ministry of Personnel / 吏部尚書 · Action: restored · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 紹泰元年 · Western Year: AD 555
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0063
• Label: Palace Attendant / 侍中 · Action: restored · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 高祖受禪 · Western Year: AD 557
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0064
• Label: Acting Minister of Ceremonials / 守太常卿 · Action: transferred · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 侯景之亂 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0059
• Label: Left Grand Master of the Golden Sigil / 左光祿大夫 · Action: transferred · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太建元年 · Western Year: AD 569
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0068
• Label: General Who Pacifies the Right / 安右將軍 · Action: transferred · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 廢帝即位 · Western Year: AD 566
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0067
• Label: Attendant Gentleman in the Prince of Luling establishment / 驃騎廬陵王府給事中郎 · Action: transferred · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 梁世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 557
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0058
• Label: Attendant Gentleman of the Yellow Gate / 給事黃門侍郎 · Action: transferred · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 梁世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 557
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0058
• Label: Chief Clerk in a princely establishment / 王府主簿 · Action: transferred · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 梁世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 557
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0058
• Label: Chief Clerk in He Jingrong establishment / 中權何敬容府長史 · Action: transferred · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 梁世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 557
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0058
• Label: Chief Clerk of the Ministry over the Masses / 司徒主簿 · Action: transferred · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 梁世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 557
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0058
• Label: Extra-quota Recorder and Staff Aide / 限外記室參軍 · Action: transferred · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 梁世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 557
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0058
• Label: Household Supporter of the Heir Apparent / 太子中庶子 · Action: transferred · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 梁世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 557
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0058
• Label: Right Vice Director of the Masters of Writing / 尚書右僕射 · Action: transferred · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 紹泰元年 · Western Year: AD 555
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0063
• Label: Left Vice Director / 左僕射 · Action: transferred · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 高祖受禪 · Western Year: AD 557
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0064
• Label: Supernumerary Privilege / 特進 · Action: granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太建六年 · Western Year: AD 574
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0069
• Label: Posthumous name Cheng and burial music / 諡曰成，葬日給鼓吹一部 · Action: posthumously-granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太建六年 · Western Year: AD 574
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0071
• Title: Marquis of Wuyang / 武陽亭侯 · Action: enfeoffed
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0057
• Status: dismissal · Action: dismissed for an offense · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 梁世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 557
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0058
• Status: support staff · Action: given aides and clerks as needed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天康元年 · Western Year: AD 566
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0066

Places and affiliations

• Relation: served · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 梁世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 557 · Polity: Liang / 梁
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0008
• Relation: served · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 陳 · Western Interval: Start: AD 557 · End: AD 589 · Polity: Chen / 陳
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0039
• Label: Chen / 陳 · Relation: served
  Explicit · chenshu:004:s0026
• Place: Linyi, Langye / 琅邪臨沂 · Relation: native-of
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0052
• Place: Jiangling / 江陵 · Relation: fled-to · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 侯景之亂 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0059

Events and relationships

• Kind: construction · Action: directed rebuilding of burned palace halls after Hou Jing rebellion
  Explicit · chenshu:017:s0060