Wang Ya

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1. 804 翰林學士 貞元
2. 805 左補闕 永貞
3. 806 起居舍人 元和
4. 808 州刺史 元和
5. 810 吏部員外郎 元和
6. 812 兵部員外郎 元和
7. 813 宗正卿 元和
8. 816 工部侍郎 元和
9. 816 知制誥 元和
10. 816 翰林承旨學士 元和
11. 818 兵部侍郎 元和
12. 820 州刺史 元和
13. 820 節度使 元和
14. 824 御史大夫 長慶
15. 826 州刺史 寶曆
16. 829 太常卿 大和
17. 808 翰林學士

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1. [1] Conflicting dates The sources give Wang Ya’s birth as 763, circa 765, 701, or unknown, and his death as 835 or 839.
   • CBDBWang Ya (92079)The basic chronology gives the name Wang Ya, birth year 763, and death year 835.
   • Souyun王涯 (18500)The biographical entries give 765 and 839, circa 765 and 839, or an unknown, 763, or circa 765 birth with death in 835.
   • WikidataWang Ya (Q258025)The chronology claims additionally give a birth time in 701 and a death year of 835.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王涯 (A004341)The death field places his death in the period beginning in 835.
2. [2] Identity Wang Ya is identified as a Tang official, poet, and man of letters.
   • CBDBWang Ya (92079)The basic record places him in the Tang and classifies him as a poet, man of letters, and writer.
   • Souyun王涯 (18500)The biographical entries identify him as a Tang figure who wrote prose and poetry.
   • WikidataWang Ya (Q258025)The English description identifies him as a Tang Dynasty chancellor.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王涯 (A004341)The dynasty field identifies him with the Tang.
3. [3] Name and origin His courtesy name was Guangjin, he was ranked twentieth, and Taiyuan is associated with his commandery standing or ancestral origin, while the native-place tradition is divided between Taiyuan and unknown.
   • CBDBWang Ya (92079)The name and address fields give the courtesy name Guangjin, the family-order name Wang Ershi, and ancestral Taiyuan.
   • Souyun王涯 (18500)The biographical entries give Guangjin, family rank twenty, Taiyuan as commandery affiliation, and both Taiyuan and unknown as native-place formulations.
   • WikidataWang Ya (Q258025)The aliases include Guangjin and Wang Ershi.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王涯 (A004341)The authority record gives the alias Wang Guangjin and Taiyuan Prefecture as birthplace.
4. [4] Examinations and first offices In 792 Wang Ya passed the jinshi and Boxue Hongci examinations, became magistrate of Lantian, and then entered the Hanlin and advisory offices.
   • CBDBWang Ya (92079)The examination entries give jinshi and the Boxue Hongci examination, while the offices give Lantian magistrate, Hanlin Academician, and You Shiyi.
   • Souyun王涯 (18500)The biographies give the 792 jinshi degree, Hongci examination, Lantian appointment, and later Hanlin and You Shiyi appointments.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王涯 (A004341)The life summary confirms the 792 jinshi degree and transfer to Lantian magistrate.
5. [5] Early Yuanhe career In the early Yuanhe period Wang Ya was demoted to Guozhou Sima and transferred to Yuanzhou, then held several central literary and ministerial offices.
   • CBDBWang Ya (92079)The office list gives Hanlin Academician, Guozhou Sima, Yuanzhou governor, assistant director posts, drafter of edicts, Secretariat Drafter, Hanlin Director, and Vice Minister of Works.
   • Souyun王涯 (18500)The biographies describe the Guozhou demotion, transfer to Yuanzhou, and the subsequent offices in the Ministry of War, edict drafting, Hanlin, Secretariat, and Works.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王涯 (A004341)The life summary confirms the Guozhou Sima and Yuanzhou transfer.
6. [6] First chancellorship In 816 Wang Ya became Vice Director of the Secretariat and concurrent chancellor, later losing the chancellorship and serving as Vice Minister of War.
   • CBDBWang Ya (92079)The office list gives Vice Director of the Secretariat, concurrent chancellor, and Vice Minister of War.
   • Souyun王涯 (18500)The biographies date the appointment to Yuanhe 11 (816) and record the later removal from the chancellorship and service as Vice Minister of War.
7. [7] Provincial and fiscal offices Under Muzong Wang Ya served as military governor of Jiannan Dongchuan, later as Minister of Revenue and Commissioner of Salt and Iron Transport while supervising the Jiangnan tea monopoly, and then as military governor of Shannan West; Jiannan Xichuan also appears as a military-governor title.
   • CBDBWang Ya (92079)The office list gives Jiannan Xichuan and Shannan West military-governor titles, the Ministry of Revenue, and Salt and Iron Transport.
   • Souyun王涯 (18500)The biographies describe the Jiannan Dongchuan appointment, the Revenue and Salt and Iron offices, the Jiangnan tea office, and the Baoli appointment to Shannan West.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王涯 (A004341)The life summary confirms Muzong’s appointment to Jiannan Dongchuan and the Jiangnan tea office.
8. [8] Wenzong offices and titles During Wenzong’s reign Wang Ya held the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, Personnel, Salt and Iron, and Right Servant offices, and his recorded ennoblements and honors vary among several titles.
   • CBDBWang Ya (92079)The office list includes Grand Master of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, Salt and Iron Transport, Minister of Personnel, and Right Servant.
   • Souyun王涯 (18500)The biographies give the 829 and 830 appointments, Right Servant, the Daiguo title, Sikong, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, and the Qingyuan and Daijun title variants.
9. [9] Return to the chancellery Wang Ya reentered the chancellery in 833.
   • CBDBWang Ya (92079)The office list includes the chancellorship.
   • Souyun王涯 (18500)The biographies state that he again entered the chancellery in the seventh year of Taihe.
10. [10] Tea policy and Sweet Dew Incident Wang Ya’s tea policy was withdrawn after opposition, and he was a chancellor who did not join Li Xun’s plot before being falsely accused and killed.
    • Souyun王涯 (18500)The biographies describe his chancellorship during the Sweet Dew Incident, his nonparticipation in Li Xun’s plot, and his killing by Qiu Shiliang’s group.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王涯 (A004341)The life summary gives the tenth-month tea order in 835 and its withdrawal after opposition.
11. [11] Death and posthumous rehabilitation The account of Wang Ya’s death includes flight, capture, waist-cutting execution, destruction of his clan, and later restoration of his titles after an amnesty.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database王涯 (A004341)The life summary gives the flight to Yongchang Ward, capture, waist-cutting execution, and destruction of the clan.
    • Souyun王涯 (18500)The biographies describe the destruction of his family and the Tianfu amnesty that cleared his name and restored his titles.
12. [12] Learning and style Wang Ya was learned, skilled in prose and poetry, especially versed in the Taixuan, and praised for elegant prose and distinctive poetry.
    • CBDBWang Ya (92079)The status fields classify him as a poet, man of letters, and writer, and the title list associates him with the Taixuan.
    • Souyun王涯 (18500)The literary evaluations describe his learning, prose, poetry, elegant ideas, and unusually resonant poetic style.
13. [13] Library The accounts differ between ten thousand and tens of thousands of volumes, and also mention calligraphic works and famous paintings.
    • Souyun王涯 (18500)The biographical entries give tens of thousands or ten thousand volumes and mention calligraphic works and famous paintings.
14. [14] Collections Wang Ya exchanged poems with Linghu Chu and Zhang Zhongsu and compiled the Three Secretariat Masters Collection; his own ten-scroll collection is lost.
    • CBDBWang Ya (92079)The title list includes the Three Secretariat Masters Collection and the Collected Works of Wang Ya.
    • Souyun王涯 (18500)The literary biography records his exchange with Linghu Chu and Zhang Zhongsu, compilation of the Three Secretariat Masters Collection, and the lost ten-scroll collection.
15. [15] Surviving poems and attribution One scroll of poems survives in the Complete Tang Poems, one poem was added in its supplement, and a poem once included there is attributed to Wang Qi.
    • Souyun王涯 (18500)The poetry entries give one scroll in the Complete Tang Poems, one addition in the supplement, and identify the Guangxuan Shangren poem as Wang Qi’s.
16. [16] Other titles Several additional titles are associated with Wang Ya, but their roles are unspecified.
    • CBDBWang Ya (92079)The title list gives the five additional titles and marks the role of each as unspecified.
17. [17] Family Wang Ya’s recorded immediate family includes his father Wang Huang, nephew Huangfu Shi, and sons Wang Mengjian and Wang Zhongxiang.
    • CBDBWang Ya (92079)The kinship fields give father Wang Huang, nephew Huangfu Shi, and sons Wang Mengjian and Wang Zhongxiang.
18. [18] Poetic exchanges The association fields distinguish poems and prose sent by Wang Ya to Shi Guangxuan and Li Ning from poems and prose he received from eight other writers.
    • CBDBWang Ya (92079)The association fields identify Shi Guangxuan and Li Ning as recipients, and Han Yu, Liu Yuxi, Li Shen, Meng Jiao, Dou Xiang, Wen Tingyun, Li Wen, and Yang Shie as senders.