Overview
The translated histories identify Wang Xijue as an official and statesman. This record brings together 5 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 Xijue | 王錫爵 | Wang Xijue |
| Title | Grand Secretary | 大學士 | |
| Personal name | Xijue | 錫爵 | Xijue |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · mingshi:298:s0183
Roles
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 明神宗朝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1573 · End: AD 1620Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:286:s0030
- Source Date: Text: 王錫爵招 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1580 · End: AD 1600Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:298:s0183
Family
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- Parent of Wang Shan (王掞)Kinship Term: grandson / 孫 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: grandson · Object Role: grandfather · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal
- Parent of Wang Heng (王衡)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological
Places and affiliations
- Label: Ming / 明 · Relation: servedExplicit · qingshigao:286:s0004
References in the histories
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