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| Wang Shichong | |||||||||
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| Reign | May 25, 619 [1] [2] – June 4, 621 [3] [1] | ||||||||
| Born | 567 China | ||||||||
| Died | c.August 621 (aged 54) [3] China | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Zhèng (鄭) | ||||||||
| Occupation | Military general, monarch, politician | ||||||||
- ↑ According to Wang's biographies in the Old Book of Tang [8] and New Book of Tang , [9] it was Yang Yichen who killed Ge; however, the Zizhi Tongjian [10] indicated that it was Wang who killed Ge.
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- 1 2 3 Academia Sinica Chinese-Western Calendar Converter. Archived 2010-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 187.
- 1 2 Zizhi Tongjian , vol. 189. Volume 189 of Zizhi Tongjian recorded that Wang Shichong's death took place between the dingmao and guiyou days of the 7th month of the 4th year of the Wude era of Li Yuan's reign. The dates correspond to 4 and 10 Aug 621 in the Julian calendar. In addition, the same volume also recorded that the decree to demote Wang Shichong to civilian status and to exile him to Sichuan along with his brothers, sons and nephews was issued on the bingyin day of the same month. (丙寅，诏赦世充为庶人，与兄弟子侄徙处蜀...) This corresponds to 3 Aug 621 in the Julian calendar.
- ↑ (或有驳难之者，充利口饰非，辞义锋起，众虽知其不可而莫能屈，称为明辩。) Sui Shu, vol.85
- ↑ Xiong (2006) , pp. 63–4.
- ↑ 大業十一年 八月癸酉 Academia Sinica Archived 2010-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- ↑ Sima Guang, Zizhi Tongjian, Vol. 182. (in Chinese)
- ↑ vol. 54 Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine .
- ↑ vol. 85 Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine .
- ↑ vol. 183
- ↑ (世充奸人，遭逢昏主，上则谀佞诡俗以取荣名，下则强辩饰非以制群论。终行篡逆，自恣陆梁，安忍杀人，矫情驭众，凡所委任，多是叛亡，出降秦王，不致显戮，其为幸也多矣。) Jiu Tang Shu, vol.54
General bibliography
- Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2006), Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty: His Life, Times, and Legacy, Albany: State University of New York Press, ISBN 9780791482681 .
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