Overview
Wang Zongshou was a Shu general.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 912 太祖崩後Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 69, passages 22-23
- AD 925 甲辰Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 138
- AD 925 秋九月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 93-94
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 136 Volume 136: Biographies of Usurpers 3: Wang Jian, Meng Zhixiang 2 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 33 Volume 33 Book of Later Tang 9: Zhuangzong Annals 7 1 passage
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 69 Volume 69: Hereditary House of Nanping 1 passage
Career and standing
- Wuxin army military commissioner 武信軍節度使HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 138
- Prince of Jia 嘉王HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 93
- EnteredSurrenderedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 138
Places and affiliations
- Polity Former Shu 蜀 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 138
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Paraphrased · Addressed to Wang Yan (王衍)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 93
Events and relationships
- Remonstrated in tearsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 93
- Surrendered five prefecturesAD 925 甲辰 · Military · Surrendering commander · Places Sui 遂, He 合, Yu 渝, Lu 瀘, Zhong 忠 · With Prince of Wei (魏王)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 138
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment fond of wine and given to grief · Mode speech Speaker Pan Zaiying (潘在迎)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 94
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 138
References in the histories
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