Wang Dan

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1. 1000 知樞密院事 咸平
2. 1000 簽書樞密院事
3. 1000 門下省給事中 咸平
4. 1001 參知政事
5. 1005 尚書省左丞 景德
6. 1006 同中書門下平章事
7. 1006 尚書省工部尚書 景德
8. 1006 集賢殿大學士 景德

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• 子明 字
• 文正 諡號

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• 史學家
• [宰執]

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1. [1] Life dates and status Wang Dan lived from 957 to 1017 and is identified as a Northern Song chancellor and historian.
   • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The person record gives Wang Dan's dates as 957–1017, identifies him with the Song, and lists historian and chief-minister offices.
   • Souyun王旦 (29718)The profile places him in the Northern Song, while all three biographical entries give his dates and ministerial career.
   • WikidataWang Dan (Q15912341)The item describes Wang Dan as a Song dynasty politician and supplies the 957 and 1017 date values.
2. [2] Courtesy name and posthumous name Wang Dan's courtesy name was Ziming and his posthumous name was Wenzheng.
   • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The alternative-name entries classify Ziming as the courtesy name and Wenzheng as the posthumous name.
   • Souyun王旦 (29718)All three biographical entries give the courtesy name Ziming and the posthumous name Wenzheng.
   • WikidataWang Dan (Q15912341)The name data and name claims list Ziming and Wenzheng as aliases.
3. [3] Native-place variants The sources give Daming's Shen County in present-day Shandong and Kaifeng as alternative native-place formulations.
   • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The address entries associate Shen County with a former residence and Kaifeng with the basic native address and a place of residence.
   • Souyun王旦 (29718)Two biographical entries identify him as a native of Daming's Shen County and place it in present-day Shandong.
4. [4] Ancestry and father His father is written as Wang Hu or Wang You, while his great-grandfather was Wang Yan and his grandfather Wang Che.
   • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The kinship entries list Wang Yan as great-grandfather, Wang Che as grandfather, and give both Wang Hu and Wang You as the father's name.
   • Souyun王旦 (29718)The biographical entries call Wang Dan the son of Wang Hu, confirming that spelling of the father's name.
5. [5] Close kin His father-in-law was Zhao Changyan, his maternal uncle was Li Xu, and he had the named elder, younger, and clan younger brothers.
   • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The kinship entries identify Zhao Changyan, Li Xu, Wang Yi, Wang Xu, and Wang Zhao with the stated family relationships.
6. [6] Children Wang Dan had two daughters married into the Han and Su families, and three sons whose birth-order labels include eldest, second, third, and youngest.
   • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The kinship entries list the two daughters through their marriages and give Wang Yong, Wang Chong, and Wang Su the eldest, second, third, and youngest designations.
7. [7] Affines and collateral kin The other named sons-in-law were Lü Gongbi and Fan Lingsun, while Wang Zhi is classified as a nephew or collateral nephew.
   • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The kinship entries list Wang Zhi as a congzi or nephew and list Lü Gongbi, Su Qi, Fan Lingsun, and Han Yi as sons-in-law; the first two marriages are stated in the preceding sentence.
8. [8] Descendants The listed descendants include Wang Ao, Wang Lun, Wang Yan, Wang Shu, Wang Tailai, Wang Huanzhi, and Wang Cong, with their recorded generational relationships.
   • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The kinship entries list Wang Ao, Wang Lun, Wang Yan, Wang Shu, Wang Tailai, Wang Huanzhi, and Wang Cong with grandchild, clan-descendant, sixth-generation, direct-descendant, and fifth-generation classifications.
9. [9] Examination Wang Dan passed the jinshi examination in 980, the fifth year of the Taiping Xingguo era.
   • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The examination entry identifies him as a jinshi.
   • Souyun王旦 (29718)All three biographical entries give the fifth year of Taiping Xingguo as the year of his jinshi success, with the latter two converting it to 980.
10. [10] Early office Wang Dan became magistrate of Pingjiang and was recommended for appointment as zhuzuo zuolang.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)The career entries state that he knew Pingjiang and was recommended as zhuzuo zuolang.
11. [11] Wen yuan ying hua Wang Dan participated in compiling Wen yuan ying hua.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)All three biographical entries state that Wang Dan helped compile Wen yuan ying hua as a zhuzuo zuolang.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The works association includes the title Wen yuan ying hua.
12. [12] Chunhua offices Early in Chunhua he served as a transport commissioner, and in 991 he became you zhengyan and zhizhigao.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)The career entry gives his transport-commissioner appointment in early Chunhua and the two offices in 991.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The office entries list you zhengyan and zhizhigao.
13. [13] Court of Judicial Review He later rose to supervise the Court of Judicial Review.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)The career entries state that he later rose to supervise the Court of Judicial Review.
14. [14] Early Zhenzong offices After Zhenzong's accession, Wang Dan became Zhongshu Sheren and a Hanlin Academician.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)Both career entries state that after Zhenzong's accession he became Zhongshu Sheren and a Hanlin Academician.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The office entries list Hanlin Academician and Zhongshu Sheren.
15. [15] Concurrent offices He concurrently supervised the Office of Evaluating Officials and the Tongjin Yintai Fengbo offices.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)The career entry explicitly gives the two concurrent offices.
16. [16] Xianping third year In 1000 Wang Dan was appointed jishizhong and tongzhi Shumi yuan shi.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)The biographical entries give the Xianping appointment as jishizhong and tongzhi Shumi yuan shi, with the year 1000 in the detailed chronology.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The office entries list the Privy Council and jishizhong offices.
17. [17] Xianping fourth year In the following year Wang Dan served as gongbu shilang and canzhi zhengshi.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)The two career entries give the Xianping fourth-year appointment as gongbu shilang and canzhi zhengshi.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The office entries list gongbu shilang and canzhi zhengshi.
18. [18] Additional offices His other listed offices included zhi Linjiang junshi, shangshu zuocheng, qianshu Shumi yuan shi, Academician of the Jixian Academy, and taiwei.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The office entries identify Linjiang as the posting for zhi mou junshi and also list taiwei, Academician of the Jixian Academy, shangshu zuocheng, and qianshu Shumi yuan shi.
19. [19] Chanzhou episode During the Khitan invasion Wang Dan accompanied Zhenzong to Chanzhou and returned to act as the capital's governor when Yong Prince fell ill.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)The biography states that he followed Zhenzong to Chanzhou during the Khitan invasion and returned to take charge of the capital when Yong Prince became ill.
20. [20] Jingde appointment In 1006 Wang Dan became Minister of Works, tong Zhongshu menxia pingzhangshi, and Academician of Jixian Hall.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)Both career entries give the three Jingde third-year appointments and identify the year as 1006.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The office entries list the same three offices, each beginning in 1006.
21. [21] History compilation Wang Dan supervised the compilation of the History of the Two Reigns.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)The career entry states that he supervised the Two Reigns History.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The office entries also give him the office of supervising the national history.
22. [22] Dazhong Xiangfu service During Dazhong Xiangfu he took part in the Mount Tai and Fenyin rites, served as Commissioner for Grand Rites, and was promoted to Right Vice Director and Grand Academician of Zhaowen Hall.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)The career entry lists the Mount Tai and Fenyin rites, the Grand Rites commission, and the promotions to Right Vice Director and Grand Academician of Zhaowen Hall.
23. [23] Years in government Wang Dan held the reins of government for eighteen years.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)The biographical entry says that Wang Dan held state power for eighteen years.
24. [24] Retirement and death Illness forced Wang Dan from the chancellorship in the first year of Tianxi, and he died that September at sixty-one.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)The three biographical entries give his illness-related retirement, death in the first Tianxi year, September timing, and age sixty-one.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The main record gives his death year as 1017, the first year of Tianxi.
25. [25] Posthumous honors The posthumous honors are transmitted in two forms, Grand Preceptor and Duke of Wei, while Wenzheng is the posthumous name.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)The biographical entries give Grand Preceptor in one formulation and Duke of Wei in two others, consistently giving Wenzheng as the posthumous name.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The alternative-name entry classifies Wenzheng as posthumous, and the office entry associates the Duke of Wei title with Wei.
26. [26] Political principles and recommendations Wang Dan urged adherence to the founding institutions, caution in changing them, and the recommendation of serious, steady officials.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)The biography attributes to him the advice to follow the ancestral institutions carefully and the practice of recognizing talent and recommending substantial men.
27. [27] Early recognition and recommendation Zhao Changyan recognized Wang Dan's ministerial capacity, and Wang Dan and Du Yan recommended Huang Zhongtong, who later became zhuzuo zuolang and governor of Huizhou.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The association entries describe Zhao Changyan's early recognition of Wang Dan and the joint recommendation by Wang Dan and Du Yan that led Huang Zhongtong to zhuzuo zuolang and later Huizhou service.
28. [28] Debate with Li Hang Wang Dan and Li Hang differed over whether reports of western floods, droughts, and banditry were too minor to trouble the emperor.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The colleague entry records Li Hang's daily reports, Wang Dan's view that they were minor, and Li Hang's argument that a young ruler should know the empire's hardships.
29. [29] Zhang Shide discussion In the discussion over a drafter of imperial edicts, Wang Dan regretted Zhang Shide's treatment and affirmed Zhang's distinguished family and conduct.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The association entry records Wang Dan's remark about Zhang Shide and his repeated recommendation of Zhang as a distinguished family son with scholarly conduct.
30. [30] Recommendation of Su Shunyuan Wang Dan memorialized on behalf of his maternal grandson Su Shunyuan, securing his tongxuejiu chushen status and later offices.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The association entry calls Wang Dan Su Shunyuan's maternal grandfather and states that Wang's memorial secured the tongxuejiu chushen status, followed by Xingping and Xinchang appointments.
31. [31] Collected works Wang Dan's twenty-juan collected works are lost, while Guoshi and Mingxian yifan lu are listed among his authored works.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)Two biographical entries give a twenty-juan collected literary work and say that it is lost.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The works entries list Guoshi in 120 juan and Mingxian yifan lu in 14 juan with Wang Dan as author.
32. [32] Poems Four poems by Wang Dan are included in the transmitted corpus.
    • Souyun王旦 (29718)The poetry entry states that four poems by Wang Dan are included.
33. [33] Associations Wang Dan received a parting gift from Wang Yucheng and a letter from Yang Yi.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The association entries give Wang Yucheng's farewell inscription or poem in 1017 and Yang Yi's letter to Wang Dan.
34. [34] Later writings Later authors supplied prefaces, a postface, a biography, genealogy and shrine inscriptions, and a spirit-way stele for Wang Dan.
    • CBDBWang Dan (8153)The literary-association entries identify Han Qi and Zhou Bida as preface writers, Wu Cheng as postface writer, Luo Congyan as biographer, Ye Shi as genealogy-inscription writer, Ouyang Xiu and Kong Wuzhong as spirit-way stele writers, and Kong Wuzhong and Ye Shi as shrine-record writers.