Wang Zeng
Wang Zeng (王曾) | |
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grand councilor of the Song dynasty | |
In office August 3, 1022 – August 9, 1029[1] Serving with , Wang Qinruo, , , | |
In office March 25, 1035 – May 9, 1037[2] Serving with | |
Monarch | Emperor Renzong |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 978 Yidu County, Qīng Prefecture, Song Empire |
Died | December 21, 1038 Yùn Prefecture, Song Empire | (aged 59–60)
Wang Zeng | |||
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Chinese | 王曾 | ||
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Wang Xiaoxian | |||
Chinese | 王孝先 | ||
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Wang Zeng (c. 978 – 21 December 1038, courtesy name Xiaoxian) was a Song dynasty scholar-official who served as grand councilor during Emperor Renzong's early reign, first between 1022 and 1029, and later between 1035 and 1037.
Wang was widely respected for his honesty and fairness, and people even set up shrines with his portrait when he was alive. Politically, Wang was a major opponent of Ding Wei and held Empress Dowager Liu's imperial ambitions in check.
During Emperor Zhenzong's reign[]
Orphaned at a young age, Wang Zeng was raised by his paternal uncle. In Emperor Zhenzong's early reign, Wang Zeng scored first in the provincial examination, and first in the subsequent imperial examination. Wang's first assignment was in Ji Prefecture, not far from his hometown, where he served as prefectural supervisor. Returning to the national capital Kaifeng, Wang interviewed at the , where he impressed the grand councilor Kou Zhun, who recommended him to interview at the . Wang was subsequently appointed concurrent posts in the Palace Library (as editorial director), , and (as an assistant).[3]
During Emperor Renzong's reign[]
Notes and references[]
- (in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi (宋史) [History of Song].
- 970s births
- 1038 deaths
- People from Qingzhou
- Song dynasty chancellors
- Politicians from Weifang
- Song dynasty politicians from Shandong
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