Overview
Wang Xianzhi was a Calligrapher and Official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Jin
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Xian | 憲 | Xian |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 385 to AD 386 獻之遇疾Place Context in officeDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 295
Attested activity
- AD 385 及安薨Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 80, passages 345-346
- AD 385 to AD 386 獻之遇疾Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 80, passages 292, 295
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Elder brother of Wang Xianzhi (兄)elder brother 兄 · Full siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Jin 80, passage 297
- Parent of Empress Anxi (安僖皇后)empress's father 後父Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 296
- Child of Wang Xizhi (羲之)father 父Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 298
- Spouse of Former wife of Wang Xianzhi (前妻)first wife 前妻 · DivorcedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passages 293-294
- Parent of Wang Jingzhi (靜之)heir 嗣 · Adoptive parentageDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 297
- Kinship Role sons · Count 0 · Negated trueDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 297
Career and standing
- Grand Master of Splendid Happiness 光祿大夫AD 396 安僖皇后立 · Posthumously awardedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 296
- Grand Steward 太宰AD 396 安僖皇后立 · Posthumously awardedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 296
- Palace Attendant 侍中AD 396 安僖皇后立 · Posthumously awardedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 296
- Specially Advanced 特進AD 396 安僖皇后立 · Posthumously awardedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 296
- posthumous title Xian 諡憲AD 396 安僖皇后立 · GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 296
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id eastern-jin · Relation Associated withStrongly inferred · Book of Jin 80, passages 295, 345
Learning and skills
- Belief Daoist confession practice 道家法 · Relation Associated withDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 292
- Skill calligraphy 書 · Level charming-but-weaker-than-fatherDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 298
Works and attributed material
- Memorial · Author · With Emperor Xiaowu (孝武帝) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passages 346-354
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 293
Events and relationships
- Argued posthumous honorsDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 345
- Daoist confession inquiryReligious · SubjectDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passages 292-293
- Fell illMedical · PatientDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 292
- Family · Divorcing spouse · With Former wife of Wang Xianzhi (前妻)Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 293
- Relation Collaborated with · Person Xu Miao (徐邈)Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 345
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment calligraphy-less-vigorous-than-father-but-charming · Mode named-source-report Source Work contemporary criticsDirectly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 298
References in the histories
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