Overview
The translated histories identify Wang Yi as an administrator, aristocrat, and general. This record brings together 4 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wang Yi | 王誼 | Wang Yi |
| Title | Duke of Yang | 楊國公 | |
| Personal | Wang Yi | 王誼 | |
| Given | Yi | 誼 | Yi |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · zhoushu:008:s0035
- Sex: maleExplicit · zhoushu:021:s0001
Roles
- Administrator
- Aristocrat
- General
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 大象二年七月己酉 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:008:s0035
- Source Date: Text: 大象二年九月戊戌 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:008:s0074
- Source Date: Text: 宣帝崩 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:021:s0175
Career and standing
- Label: campaign commander / 行軍元帥 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象二年七月己酉 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit · zhoushu:008:s0035
- Label: superior pillar-of-state / 上柱國 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象二年九月戊戌 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit · zhoushu:008:s0074
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander-in-chief · Action: suppressed Sima Xiaonan · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 宣帝崩 · Western Year: AD 580Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:021:s0175
References in the histories
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