Wang Yun (王蘊) | 24 Histories

Overview

Wang Yun was an official and Administrator.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Shuren	叔仁	Shuren

Life and dates

Death

AD 384 太元九年
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 257

Age

55
AD 384 太元九年 · Reckoning Sui · Point death
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 257

Attested activity

AD 384 太元九年
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 257
AD 373 to AD 384 定后立
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 93, passage 242
AD 380 to AD 384 會稽內史／末年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 93, passages 249-252
AD 371 簡文帝為會稽王，輔政
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 93, passage 233

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Paternal aunt of Wang Shuang (王爽亡姑)
brother 兄 · Full siblings · paternal line
sister 妹 · Full siblings · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 93, passage 264
Parent of Empress Xiaowu Ding (孝武定皇后)
father 父
daughter 女
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passages 230, 242
Parent of Wang Hua (王華)
father 父
eldest son 長子
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 258
Child of Wang Meng (王濛)
father 父 · paternal line
son 子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 230
Parent of Wang Gong (王恭)
son 子
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passages 252, 259
Parent of Wang Shuang (王爽)
father 父
son 子
Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 93, passage 260

Career and standing

Regular Cavalier Attendant 散騎常侍
Added
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passages 248-249
Grand Master of Splendid Carriage 光祿大夫
AD 373 to AD 384 定后立 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 93, passage 242
senior rectifier of his native province 本州大中正
AD 373 to AD 384 定后立 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 93, passage 242
Administrator of Jinling 晉陵太守
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 240
Administrator of Wuxing 吳興太守
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 235
Army-securing General 鎮軍將軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 249

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assistant editorial director 佐著作郎
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 231
commander of military affairs at Jingkou 都督京口諸軍事
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passages 244, 247
commander of the five commanderies east of the Zhe 都督浙江東五郡
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 249
General of the Left 左將軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 244
Inspector of Xuzhou with credentials 徐州刺史、假節
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 244
Intendant of Danyang 丹陽尹
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 248
interior secretary of Kuaiji 會稽內史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 249
Left Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs 尚書左僕射
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 248
minister of the Five Armies 五兵尚書
AD 373 to AD 384 定后立 · Held concurrently
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 93, passage 242
gentleman of the Ministry of Personnel in the Department of State Affairs 尚書吏部郎
Promoted
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 231
Marquis of Jianchang County 建昌縣侯
AD 373 to AD 384 定后立 · Offered · Negated true
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 93, passages 242-244
Left Grand Master of Splendid Carriage 左光祿大夫
AD 384 太元九年 · Posthumously awarded
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 257
opener of office with the honors of the Three Dukes 開府儀同三司
AD 384 太元九年 · Posthumously awarded
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 257
specially demoted to Administrator of Jinling 詔特左降晉陵太守
Demotion · Demoted
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 240
dismissed for violating statute 違科免官
Dismissal · Dismissed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 240

Places and affiliations

Polity Id eastern-jin · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passages 231, 233
At Danyang 丹陽 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 248
At Jingkou 京口 · Relation Garrisoned at
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 247
At Jinling 晉陵 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 240
At Kuaiji 會稽 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passages 249, 251
At Wuxing 吳興 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 235

Works and attributed material

AD 371 簡文帝為會稽王，輔政
Memorial · Author · With Emperor Jianwen (簡文帝) · Direct quotation
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 93, passage 233
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passages 237-238

Events and relationships

Opened granaries
Administration · Administrator · At Wuxing 吳興
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passages 236-239
Refused enfeoffment
AD 373 to AD 384 定后立 · Court · Recipient
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 93, passages 243-244
Reported candidates
AD 371 簡文帝為會稽王，輔政 · Personnel · Evaluator · With Emperor Jianwen (簡文帝)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 93, passages 233-234
Relation Advised by · Person Xie An (謝安)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passages 245-246

Assessments and attributes

Assessment benevolent local rule praised in popular song · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passages 235, 241
Assessment even-tempered and unwilling to slight men of humble origin · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 232
Assessment knew men; predicted the later breach between Gong and Yue · Mode contemporary-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passages 254, 256
Assessment still pleasing to the people by mildness and simplicity despite drinking · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 251
fond of wine, especially in late years and seldom sober in Kuaiji
Habit
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passages 250-251