Wanyan Kuang (完顏匡)

Overview

The translated histories identify Wanyan Kuang as an official and statesman. This record brings together 7 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wanyan Kuang	完顏匡	Wányán Kuāng
Given name	Kuang	匡
Title	Prince Shen	申王
Surname	Wanyan	完顏
Personal name	Wanyan Kuang	完顏匡	Wányán Kuāng
Personal name	Wanyan Kuang	完顏匡

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
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Sex: male
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Roles

Official
Statesman

Life and dates

Death

Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大安元年 · Western Year: AD 1209
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Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 大安元年 · Western Year: AD 1209
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Source Date: Text: 泰和七年 · Western Year: AD 1207
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Source Date: Text: 泰和三年 · Western Year: AD 1203
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Source Date: Text: 泰和八年 · Western Year: AD 1208
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Career and standing

Label: Minister of the Masters of Writing / 尚書令 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大安元年 · Western Year: AD 1209
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Label: Left Vice Director / 左丞 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 泰和三年 · Western Year: AD 1203
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Title: Prince Shen / 申王 · Action: held
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Places and affiliations

Polity: Jin / 金 · Relation: served
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Works and attributed material

Kind: memorial · Role: author · Quoted: true
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Source notes

Historicity: historical
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References in the histories

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History of Jin, Chapter 13Volume 13 Annals 13: Wei Shaowang · 5 passages

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無何，章宗大漸，元妃李氏、黃門李新喜、平章政事完顏匡定策。 Soon Zhangzong was near death; Yuan Consort Li, palace attendant Li Xinxhi, and Grand Councilor Wanyan Kuang fixed the succession.

章宗崩，匡等傳遣詔，立衛王。 Zhangzong died; Kuang and his party passed on the final edict and set Prince Wei on the throne.

以平章政事完顏匡為尚書令。 Participation Councillor Wanyan Kuang was appointed Minister of the Masters of Writing.

尚書令申王完顏匡薨。 Minister of the Masters of Writing Prince Shen Wanyan Kuang died.

惟所載李妃、完顏匡定策，獨吉千家奴兵敗，紇石烈執中作難，及日食、星變、地震、氛昆，不相背盭。 Only the accounts of Consort Li, Wanyan Kuang's conspiracy, Tugu Qianjianu's defeat, Heshilie Zhizhong's coup, and the eclipses, strange stars, earthquakes, and uncanny vapors agreed without conflict.

History of Jin, Chapter 35Volume 35 Treatises 16: Rites 8: Consecration of Shrines to a Sages; Temple to the Warrior King Cheng of Zhou; Monarchs of Past Ages; Halls to Various Spirits in Changbai Shan, Dafang Shan, Amur River, Jia Yin Hou; Spirits of the Lu River; Spirits of Zhao Yin Shun; Spirits of Zhen an Gong, Rui Shen Gongl; Worshipping, Sacrifices, Vists, and State Ceremonies at Zhen Xian Jun Wang Temple · 2 passages

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七年，完顏匡等言：「我朝創業功臣，禮宜配祀。」 In the seventh year, Wanyan Kuang and others said: "The founding meritocrats of our dynasty ought by ritual to receive collateral sacrifice."

'平章政事鎰、左丞匡、太常博士溫蒂罕天興言：'方嶽之神各有所主，有國所賴，請禦署固宜。 Grand Councilor Yi, Left Vice Director Kuang, and Erudite of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices Wentihaan Tianxing said: "The spirits of the regional mountains each have their domain, and the state relies upon them—requesting imperial endorsement is certainly fitting."