Overview
The translated histories identify Wang Wen as an official and statesman. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wang Wen | 王文 | Wang Wen |
| Personal name | Wang Wen | 王文 | Wang Wen |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · mingshi:012:s0005
Roles
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: put to death by the court · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順元年春正月丁亥 · Western Year: AD 1457Explicit · mingshi:012:s0009
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 天順元年春正月丁亥 · Western Year: AD 1457Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:012:s0001, mingshi:012:s0009
- Source Date: Text: 天順元年春正月壬午 · Western Year: AD 1457Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:012:s0001, mingshi:012:s0005
Career and standing
- Label: Grand Secretary / 大學士 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順元年春正月壬午 · Western Year: AD 1457Explicit · mingshi:012:s0005
- Legal Action: execution / 殺 · Action: suffered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順元年春正月丁亥 · Western Year: AD 1457Explicit · mingshi:012:s0009
- Legal Action: imprisonment in the Brocade Guard prison / 下錦衣衛獄 · Action: suffered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順元年春正月壬午 · Western Year: AD 1457Explicit · mingshi:012:s0005
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Ming / 明 · Relation: servedStrongly inferred · mingshi:012:s0005, mingshi:012:s0009
Assessments and attributes
- Item: household property / 家 · Relation: registered and confiscated after his execution · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順元年春正月丁亥 · Western Year: AD 1457Explicit · mingshi:012:s0009
References in the histories
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