Overview
Wang Yu was an official and Envoy.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Chen
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Zigui | 子珪 | Zigui |
| Posthumous name | Zhenzi | 貞子 | Zhenzi |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 561 天嘉二年Age Value: 40 · Reckoning: SuiDirectly stated · Book of Chen 23, passage 90
Attested activity
- AD 561 天嘉二年Directly stated · Book of Chen 23, passage 90
- AD 557 to AD 560 天嘉初以前使齊至天嘉初還Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 24, passage 158
- AD 557 永定元年Directly stated · Book of Chen 23, passage 87
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Wang Chong (王沖)father 父Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 23, passages 57, 86
- Sibling of Wang Yang (瑒)thirteenth younger brother 第十三弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Chen 23, passage 86
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Huangmen Gentleman 黃門侍郎AD 560 使齊時 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Chen 24, passage 158
Places and affiliations
- Polity Chen 陳 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 24, passage 158
- Polity Northern Qi 齊 · Relation Envoy toDirectly stated · Book of Chen 24, passage 158
Events and relationships
- Repeatedly near deathCaptivity · Prisoner · At Northern Qi 齊Directly stated · Book of Chen 23, passage 89
- Sent as envoyDirectly stated · Book of Chen 24, passage 158
- Sent to Qi and imprisonedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 23, passage 87
References in the histories
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