Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Liu Song official

Wang Yanzhi 王延之

Wáng Yánzhī

Attested AD 477 - AD 482

Passages: 4
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Wang Yanzhi was a Liu Song official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 482 建元四年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 2, passage 137
AD 479 昇明三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 10, passage 113
AD 478 昇明二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 10, passage 76
AD 477 昇明元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 10, passage 58

Key source chapters

Career and standing

General Who Pacifies the South 安南將軍
AD 479 昇明三年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 113
Inspector of Jiangzhou 江州刺史
AD 479 昇明三年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 113
Left Vice Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書左僕射
AD 478 昇明二年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 76
Director of the Secretariat 中書令
AD 477 昇明元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 58
Right Vice Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書右僕射
AD 477 昇明元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 58
Senior Master of the Bright Hall 右光祿大夫
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 2, passage 137

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Left Vice Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書左僕射
AD 479 昇明三年 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 113
Right Vice Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書右僕射
AD 478 昇明二年 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 76

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passages 58, 76, 113

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 2Volume 2 Annals 2: Emperor Gao of Southern Qi 2 · 1 passage

以江州刺史王延之爲右光祿大夫。 Wang Yanzhi, inspector of Jiangzhou, was made senior master of the bright hall.

Book of Song, Chapter 10Volume 10 Annals 10: Emperor Shun · 3 passages

乙亥，以尚書僕射王僧虔為尚書左僕射，新除中書令王延之為尚書右僕射。 On the yihai day Wang Sengqian, Vice Director of the Masters of Writing, was appointed Left Vice Director of the Masters of Writing; Wang Yanzhi, the newly appointed Director of the Secretariat, was appointed Right Vice Director of the Masters of Writing.

二月庚辰，以尚書左僕射王僧虔為尚書令，尚書右僕射王延之為尚書左僕射。 On the gengchen day of the second month Wang Sengqian, Vice Director of the Masters of Writing, was appointed Director of the Masters of Writing; Wang Yanzhi, Vice Director of the Masters of Writing, was appointed Vice Director of the Masters of Writing.

三年春正月甲辰，以江州刺史蕭嶷為鎮西將軍、荊州刺史，尚書左僕射王延之為安南將軍、江州刺史。 In spring of the third year, on the jiachen day of the first month, Xiao Ni, Inspector of Jiangzhou, was appointed General Who Pacifies the West and Inspector of Jingzhou; Wang Yanzhi, Vice Director of the Masters of Writing, was appointed General Who Pacifies the South and Inspector of Jiangzhou.