Qin and Han · Official

Wang Zang 王臧

Attested BC 139 - BC 139

Passages
2
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Zang as an official and scholar. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Wang Zang 王臧 Wang Zang
Personal name Wang Zang 王臧 Wáng Zāng

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Official
  • Scholar

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 建元二年 · Western Year: BC 139
    Explicit · hanshu:055:s0033
  • Source Date: Text: 建元二年 · Western Year: BC 139
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:103:s0031

Career and standing

  • Label: Palace Commandant / 郎中令 · Action: held
    Explicit · hanshu:055:s0033
  • Label: Palace Steward / 郎中令 · Action: held
    Explicit · shiji:103:s0031
  • Label: punished over literary politics involving the Grand Empress Dowager / 以文學獲罪皇太后 · Action: punished
    Explicit · hanshu:055:s0033
  • Status: convicted · Action: sentenced · Label: convicted for literary activities / 以文學獲罪
    Explicit · shiji:103:s0031

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 55Volume 46: The Lords of Wan, Wei, Zhi, Zhou and Zhang · 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 103Biographies of Wan Shi and Zhang Shu · 1 passage