Wang Xian (王晛) | 24 Histories

Overview

Wang Xian was a ruler of Goryeo.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1171 大定十一年
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 135, passages 104, 113
AD 1170 大定十年
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 135, passage 98
AD 1146 皇統六年
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 135, passage 93

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Ancestor of Grandson of Wang Xian (王晛之孫)
grandson 孫 · 2 generations
Directly stated · History of Jin 135, passage 106
Sibling of King Myeongjong of Goryeo (明宗)
uterine younger brother 母弟 · Maternal half siblings · Through Mother of Wang Xian and Wang Hao (王晛與王皓之母)
Directly stated · History of Jin 135, passages 98, 101
Child of Mother of Wang Xian and Wang Hao (王晛與王皓之母)
mother 母 · maternal line
Strongly inferred · History of Jin 135, passage 101
Child of Wang Kai (王楷)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Jin 135, passage 93
Parent of Son of Wang Xian (王晛之子)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Jin 135, passage 106

Kinship Role sons · Count 1
Directly stated · History of Jin 135, passage 106

Career and standing

Imprisoned · At coastal island 海島
Directly stated · History of Jin 135, passage 114
AD 1146 皇統六年
Directly stated · History of Jin 135, passage 93
AD 1170 大定十年
By Person Id King Myeongjong of Goryeo (明宗)
Directly stated · History of Jin 135, passages 98, 114

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History of Jin, Chapter 135Volume 135 Biographies 73: Foreign Countries 2: Goryeo, Explanation of the Language of the State of Jin, Official Titles, Human Affairs, Art, Classes of Objects, Family Names · 12 passages

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六年，楷薨，子晛嗣立。 In the sixth year Wang Kai died and was succeeded by his son Xian.

十年，王晛弟翼陽公皓廢晛自立。 In the tenth year Wang Xian's younger brother, Duke Hao of Yiyang, deposed him and seized the throne.

高麗乃以王晛讓國表來，大略稱先臣楷遺訓傳位於弟，又言其子有罪不可立之意。 Goryeo then submitted Wang Xian's abdication memorial, claiming broadly that the late King Kai's testament directed the throne to his brother and that his son was guilty and unfit to rule.

晛止一子，往年生孫，嘗有表自陳生孫之喜，一也。 First, Xian has only one son, and only last year a grandson was born—Xian himself once memorialized his joy at the birth.

皓嘗作亂，晛囚之，二也。 Second, Hao once rebelled and Xian had him imprisoned.

今晛不遣使，皓乃遣使，三也。 Third, Xian sends no envoys while Hao does.

朝廷賜晛生日使，皓不轉達於晛，乃稱未敢奉受，四也。 Fourth, when the court sent a birthday envoy for Xian, Hao refused to forward him and claimed he dared not accept the mission.

乃卻其使者，而以詔書詳問王晛，吏部侍郎靖為宣問王晛使。 He sent the Goryeo envoys back and dispatched Jing, vice director of the Ministry of Personnel, with an edict to question Wang Xian directly.

皓實篡國，囚晛於海島。 Hao had in fact seized power and imprisoned Xian on a coastal island.

靖至高麗，皓稱王晛已避位出居他所，病加無損，不能就位拜命，往復險遠，非使者所宜往。 In Goryeo, Hao claimed that Xian had abdicated and retired elsewhere, that his illness was worsening, that he could not come forward to receive the imperial message, and that the route was too dangerous and remote for an envoy.

靖竟不得見晛，乃以詔授皓，轉取晛表附奏，其言與前表大概相同。 Jing never saw Xian. He delivered the edict to Hao, obtained Xian's memorial indirectly, and forwarded it—the wording matched the earlier petition.

靖還，上問大臣，皆曰：「晛表如此，可遂封之。」 On Jing's return the emperor consulted his ministers, who all urged, "Given Xian's memorial, we should proceed with the investiture."