Overview
Wang Wei was an official and Strategist.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Shiying | 士英 | Shiying |
Life and dates
Death
- Died after retiring for illnessDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 298
Age
- 14AD 1426 to AD 1435 年十四随父谪戍 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 281
Attested activity
- AD 1426 to AD 1435 宣宗巡邊Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 170, passages 281-282
- AD 1467 成化三年Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 170, passage 297
- AD 1450 to AD 1457 景泰Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 170, passages 285-287
- AD 1436 正統元年Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 170, passage 283
- AD 1449 英宗北狩Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 170, passage 284
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Father of Wang Wei (王偉父)father 父Directly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 281
Career and standing
- Bureau Director in the Bureau of Operations 職方司郎中AppointedDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 285
- Director in the Ministry of Revenue 戶部主事AppointedDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 283
- Hanlin Bachelor 庶吉士AppointedDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 283
- acting Supervising Censor 行監察御史事AD 1449 英宗北狩 · AssignedDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 284
- Right Vice Minister of War 兵部右侍郎PromotedDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 286
- office 官AD 1467 成化三年 · RestoredDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 297
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- EnteredDismissed · Reason convicted as Qian's partisanDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 296
- EnteredRetired · Reason illnessDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 298
Places and affiliations
- Ming 明Relation ServedStrongly inferred · History of Ming 170, passages 283, 286
- At You 攸Directly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 280
- At Xuanfu 宣府 · Relation Exiled toDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 281
Learning and skills
- Institution Bao'an Prefecture school 保安州學 · Relation StudentDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 282
- EarnedAD 1436 正統元年 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士Directly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 283
Works and attributed material
- Ode on Securing the Frontier 安邊頌Relation AuthorDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 282
- secretly memorialized Qian's errors to clear himself of partisanshipDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 290
- What did His Majesty and Your Excellency say?Directly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 293
Events and relationships
- Arranged ambush killing of Xiaotian'er at YangheDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 288
- Gathered militia to guard GuangpingMilitary · Organizer · At Guangping 廣平Directly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 284
- Inspected frontier; charged to eliminate Xiaotian'erDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 287
- Requested destruction of Bai Qi carved libel boardsDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 297
- Secretly denounced patron Yu QianPolitical · ActorDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 290
- Shown his own secret memorial and greatly ashamedPersonal · SubjectDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 295
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- Relation Recommended by · Person Yu Qian (于謙)Directly stated · History of Ming 170, passages 285-286
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment delighted in employing stratagems and calculation · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 289
- Assessment military document dispositions mostly hit the mark · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Ming 170, passage 286
References in the histories
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