Overview
The translated histories identify Wang Xianzhi as an administrator, calligrapher, and official. This record brings together 3 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wang Xianzhi | 王獻之 | Wáng Xiànzhī |
| Surname | Wang | 王 | |
| Personal name | Wang Xianzhi | 王獻之 | Wang Xianzhi |
| Given | Xianzhi | 獻之 | |
| Given name | Xianzhi | 獻之 | Xianzhi |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · xintangshu:121:s0057
Roles
- Administrator
- Calligrapher
- Official
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Western Year: AD 381 · Source Date: Text: 不疑初為烏程令，欣時年十二，時王Explicit · songshu:062:s0008
- Source Date: Text: 獻之 · Western Interval: Start: AD 344 · End: AD 386Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0057
Family
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- Child of Wang Xizhi (王羲之)Kinship Term: son / 子
Career and standing
- Label: Governor of Wuxing / 吳興太守 · Action: heldExplicit · songshu:062:s0008
References in the histories
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