Overview
The translated histories identify Wang Zuo as a military officer. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wang Zuo | 王佐 | Wáng Zuǒ |
| Personal name | Wang Zuo | 王佐 | Wáng Zuǒ |
| Personal name | Zuo | 佐 | Zuǒ |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · yuanshi:003:s0185
Roles
- Military Officer
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: died in the fighting when the city fell · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年戊午…十一月 · Regnal Year: 8 · Lunar Month: 11 · Western Year: AD 1258 · Statement: 是夜破其城，王佐死焉Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0189
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 八年戊午…冬十月 · Regnal Year: 8 · Season: winter · Lunar Month: 10 · Western Year: AD 1258
- Source Date: Text: 八年戊午…十一月 · Regnal Year: 8 · Lunar Month: 11 · Western Year: AD 1258
Family
- 佐之子Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0190
Career and standing
- Label: garrison commander of Changning Mountain / 守將 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年戊午…冬十月 · Regnal Year: 8 · Season: winter · Lunar Month: 10 · Western Year: AD 1258Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0185
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Song / 宋 · Relation: served · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年戊午…冬十月 · Regnal Year: 8 · Season: winter · Lunar Month: 10 · Western Year: AD 1258Strongly inferred · yuanshi:003:s0185
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: led troops out of Changning Mountain to fight the besiegers and was defeated · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年戊午…冬十月 · Regnal Year: 8 · Season: winter · Lunar Month: 10 · Western Year: AD 1258 · Place: Changning Mountain / 長寧山Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0185
References in the histories
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