Five Dynasties · Official

Wang Yijian 王易簡

Attested AD 941

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Yijian was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 941 天福六年十一月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 80, passage 241

Career and standing

Vice Censor-in-Chief 御史中丞
AD 941 甲子 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 80, passage 241
Historiography Institute Compiler in Charge 史館修撰判館事
AD 941 甲子 · Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 80, passage 241
Secretariat Drafter 中書舍人
AD 941 甲子 · Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 80, passage 241

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Jin 後晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 80, passage 241

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 80Volume 80 Book of Later Jin 6: Gaozu Annals 6 · 1 passage

甲子，以御史中丞王松為尚書右丞，中書舍人、史館修撰判館事王易簡為御史中丞，戶部侍郎張昭遠為兵部侍郎，國子祭酒田敏以本官兼戶部侍郎。 On jiazi, Vice Censor-in-Chief Wang Song became Right Assistant Director of the Department of State Affairs; Secretariat Drafter and Historiography Institute compiler Wang Yijian became Vice Censor-in-Chief; Vice Minister of Revenue Zhang Zhaoyuan became Vice Minister of War; and Imperial University Director Tian Min kept his post and was made concurrent Vice Minister of Revenue.