[1]Identity and datesWang Qi was born in 760 and died in 847; he was a Tang official known for his literary ability.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The main record names Wang Qi, gives his birth and death years as 760 and 847, identifies the Tang dynasty, and describes him as skilled in writing.
Souyun王起 (18671)The profile gives Wang Qi's dates as 760–847 and places him in the Tang dynasty.
WikidataWang Qi (Q18908337)The entity is labelled Wang Qi and described as an official of the Tang Dynasty.
[2]Courtesy name and birth orderWang Qi's courtesy name was Juzhi; he ranked eleventh, also represented by the designation Wang Shiyi.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The name data identifies Juzhi as his courtesy name and Wang Shiyi as his birth-order designation.
Souyun王起 (18671)The biographical descriptions give the courtesy name Juzhi and state that he was ranked eleventh.
WikidataWang Qi (Q18908337)The entity's aliases and claim data also provide Juzhi as an alias.
[3]Ancestral home and residenceHis ancestral home was Taiyuan in present-day Shanxi, while his household was based in Yangzhou.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The address data identifies Taiyuan as his ancestral home.
Souyun王起 (18671)The biographical descriptions say that his family was originally from Taiyuan and lived in Yangzhou.
[4]Father and brotherWang Shu was his father and Wang Bo his elder brother; the biographical descriptions also call Wang Qi Wang Bo's younger brother.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The kinship data identifies Wang Shu as father and Wang Bo as elder brother.
Souyun王起 (18671)The biographical descriptions explicitly identify Wang Qi as Wang Bo's younger brother.
[5]ChildrenHe had four sons; the available kinship entries give death years for Wang Gui, Wang Shi, and Wang Zhu.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The kinship entries list Wang Gui, Wang Liao, Wang Shi, and Wang Zhu as sons, with death years 874, 865, and 856 for the first, third, and fourth respectively.
[6]Early examinationsHe passed the jinshi examination in 798, the Boxue Hongci examination in the nineteenth year of Zhenyuan, and was appointed a proofreader at the Jixian Palace.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The examination and office data list the jinshi examination, the Boxue Hongci examination, and the Jixian Palace proofreading post.
Souyun王起 (18671)The biography dates his jinshi success to 798 and his Boxue Hongci success to the nineteenth year of Zhenyuan, followed by appointment at the Jixian Palace.
[7]Worthy-and-upright examinationIn 808 he passed the examination for worthy and upright men able to speak frankly and remonstrate, then received a county-magistrate appointment; the place is given as Weinan in one account and Lantian in another.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The examination data lists the worthy-and-upright examination, while the office data lists a county magistracy beginning in 808 and associates it with Lantian.
Souyun王起 (18671)The biography dates the examination and says that he was appointed magistrate of Weinan.
[8]Yuanhe officesIn 819 he held the posts of Bibu langzhong and zhizhigao, became a Zhongshu sheren in 820, and also held several censorial, military-secretarial, and literary offices.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The office data lists Bibu langzhong and zhizhigao in 819, Zhongshu sheren in 820, and the other offices named in the sentence.
Souyun王起 (18671)The biographies summarize his advancement to Shangshu zuocheng and Zhongshu sheren among other offices.
[9]Changqing advancementIn 821 he became Vice Minister of Rites, presided over the examinations for two years, and later served as Vice Minister of Personnel and Academician of Jixian.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The office data lists the Vice Minister of Rites from 821 and later posts as Vice Minister of Personnel and Academician of Jixian.
Souyun王起 (18671)The biographies mention his offices in the central government and state that he presided over the examinations for two consecutive years.
[10]Henan and Jixian officesHe held the prefecture posts in Henan in 824 and the Jixian academic and court-academy posts in 826.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The office data lists the Henan prefectural offices beginning in 824 and the Jixian and court-academy offices beginning in 826.
[11]Local appointmentsFrom 828 to 835 he successively held the governorships of Shanzhou, Hedong, and Xiangyang and served as observation commissioner over the Shan-Guo military command.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The office data gives the dated postings in Shanzhou, Hedong, and Xiangyang, together with the Shan-Guo observation commission.
[12]Hezhong and Shannan EastUnder Wenzong he held the offices of Vice Minister of War, Minister of Revenue, fiscal director, and military governor of Hezhong; during a famine he prohibited grain hoarding, then returned as Minister of War and was sent to Shannan East, where he attended to waterworks.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The office data lists the Vice Minister of War, Minister of Revenue, fiscal-director, Hezhong, Minister of War, and Shannan East appointments.
Souyun王起 (18671)The biography records the fiscal and military appointments, the famine order against hoarding, the recall, and attention to water conservancy.
[13]Kaicheng recognitionIn 838 he served as Hanlin attendant lecturer as Minister of War, received the tablet with the emperor's poem, was portrayed in a palace hall, was called the Confucius of his age, and became Junior Preceptor of the Heir Apparent.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The office and name data list the 838 Minister of War and Hanlin lecturer appointments, Junior Preceptor of the Heir Apparent, and the designation Dangshizhongni.
Souyun王起 (18671)The biography gives the tablet, portrait, honorific designation, and transfer to Junior Preceptor of the Heir Apparent.
[14]Huichang officesIn 840 he became custodian of the Eastern Capital; during Huichang he held the offices of Minister of Personnel, director of court ritual, Grand Court Chamberlain, and governor of Luoyang, becoming Left Vice Director in 844.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The office data lists the 840 Eastern Capital post, the Huichang ritual and personnel offices, the Luoyang posting, and the 844 Left Vice Director appointment.
Souyun王起 (18671)The biographies confirm the later court appointments and the appointment as Left Vice Director in the fourth year of Huichang.
[15]Examinations and ennoblementHe presided over the metropolitan examinations in 843 and 844, selected men of established reputation, became Duke of Wei Commandery, and served concurrently as a senior central official and military governor of Shannan West, with a Liangzhou posting from 844 to 847.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The office data lists the central concurrent office, the Shannan West military governorship, and the Liangzhou governorship from 844 to 847.
Souyun王起 (18671)The biographies state that he presided over the examinations in 843 and 844, selected famous men, became Duke of Wei Commandery, and took the Shannan West appointment with concurrent central office.
[16]Death and posthumous honorsIn 847 he received the honorary title of Sikong, died at eighty-eight, was posthumously granted Grand Commandant, and received the posthumous name Wanyi.
Souyun王起 (18671)The biographical excerpt records the first year of Dazhong, the Sikong title, his death at age eighty-eight, the posthumous grant of Grand Commandant, and the posthumous name Wanyi.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The name data identifies Wanyi as his posthumous name.
[17]Learning and literary skillWang Qi was a diligent, retentive student who read widely and was skilled in literary composition.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The status data describes him as skilled in literary composition.
Souyun王起 (18671)The biography calls him a voracious and retentive student who read every kind of book.
[18]Poetry and literary exchangeTwenty-two disciples responded to his poem, and his linked verse with Liu Yuxi and Bai Juyi ran to dozens of couplets and earned the description “formidable equal.”
Souyun王起 (18671)The biography records the twenty-two disciples who responded to his poem and his linked verse with Liu Yuxi and Bai Juyi, including the phrase “formidable equal.”
[19]Surviving and lost poemsSix poems survive, and the lost poem “Answer to Guangxuan” was associated with a title and a mistaken attribution to Wang Ya.
Souyun王起 (18671)The biography states that six poems survive and gives the lost poem, its alternative title, and the mistaken attribution to Wang Ya.
[20]Collections and associated titlesHe had a collected work; eight titles are associated with his name, while the role of each title in relation to his authorship is unspecified.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The title data lists eight titles associated with Wang Qi and marks the role of every title as unspecified.
Souyun王起 (18671)The biography states that Wang Qi had a collected work.
[21]Poetic correspondence IThe correspondence entries include a poem and prose piece presented by Mao Yu and poems or prose received from Zhang Ji, Li Deyu, Du Mu, Bai Juyi, Yuan Zhen, and Liu Yuxi.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The correspondence entries list a poem and prose piece from Mao Yu and gifts of poems or prose from Zhang Ji, Li Deyu, Du Mu, Bai Juyi, Yuan Zhen, and Liu Yuxi.
[22]Poetic correspondence IIThe correspondence entries also list poems or prose received from the monk Guangxuan, Lu Zhao, Zhou Chi, and Zhao Gu.
CBDBWang Qi (92061)The correspondence entries list gifts of poems or prose from Guangxuan, Lu Zhao, Zhou Chi, and Zhao Gu.
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