Overview
Wang Xu was an official.
Life and dates
Death
- AD 945 癸巳Public execution · Cause Accused of leaking court secrets and colluding with Yang GuangyuanDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passages 164-165
Attested activity
- AD 945 癸巳Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passages 162, 164
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Elder brother of Wang Xu's concubine (王緒妾之兄)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 165
- Spouse of Concubine of Wang Xu (王緒妾)concubine 妾Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 165
Career and standing
- Vice Director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices 太常丞HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 164
- executed in the marketplace 棄市Arrest and public execution · ExecutedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passages 164-165
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Jin 晉 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 164
- At Qingzhou 青州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 165
Works and attributed material
- letters to Yang Guangyuan 致書於楊光遠Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 165
Events and relationships
- Denounced for collusion and secret lettersLegal · Accused · With Yang Tan (楊檀) · Mode allegation Witness Person Id Elder brother of Wang Xu's concubine (王緒妾之兄)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 165
References in the histories
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