Wang Qinruo
Wang Qinruo (王欽若) | |
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Grand Councilor of the Song dynasty | |
| In office August 28, 1017 – July 13, 1019 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Zhenzong |
| In office September 22, 1023 – April 27, 1024[1] | |
| Monarch | Emperor Renzong |
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| Born | 962 or January 963[2] Xinyu, Southern Tang |
| Died | December 22, 1025 (aged 62–63)[3] Kaifeng, Song dynasty |
| Spouse | Lady Li (李) |
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| Posthumous name | Wenmu (文穆) |
| Wang Qinruo | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Wáng Dìngguó |
Wang Qinruo (c. 962 – 22 December 1025),
Emperor Zhenzong's reign and from 1023 to 1025 during Emperor Renzong
's reign.
Wang Qinruo led the compilation of Prime Tortoise of the Record Bureau, an important encyclopedia.
Wang Qinruo had a few very unpopular proposals, including moving the capital to
History of Song recorded that Emperor Renzong believed Wang Qinruo treacherous, and that during his time Wang Qinruo was nicknamed by the population as one of the "Five Devils", along with Ding Wei, Lin Te (林特), Chen Pengnian (陳彭年) and Liu Chenggui
(劉承珪).
In fiction
In the popular legends of Liao Dynasty.
References
- Song Shi[History of Song] (in Chinese).
- Li Tao (1183). Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian [Extended Continuation to Zizhi Tongjian] (in Chinese).
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