Overview
The translated histories identify Wang Xian as an official. This record brings together 3 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wang Xian | 王暹 | Wáng Xiān |
| Surname | Wang | 王 | Wáng |
| Personal name | Wang Xian | 王暹 | Wang Xian |
| Given | Xian | 暹 | Xiān |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · chenshu:020:s0026, chenshu:032:s0051
Roles
- Official
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: executed / 伏誅Explicit · chenshu:032:s0053
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 廢帝朝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 567 · End: AD 568Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:032:s0051
- Source Date: Text: 文帝崩後 · Western Year: AD 566Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:020:s0026
Career and standing
- Label: Left Assistant / 左丞 · Action: heldExplicit · chenshu:020:s0026
- Status: prosecuted · Action: handed-over-for-trialExplicit · chenshu:020:s0027
References in the histories
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