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Fangqing Wang

d. 702

A Tang-era statesman and scholar, this early medieval Chinese figure is remembered for high office under Wu Zetian and for work connected with historical writing. Sources found during this search confirm his death in 702, but many personal details are sparse or vary across references.

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魏鄭公諫錄

魏鄭公諫錄

by Fangqing Wang

About the author

Wang Fangqing was a Chinese official of the Tang and Wu Zhou period who died in 702 CE. The sources located for this entry describe him as a high-ranking court figure and chancellor, active during the reign of Wu Zetian, and place his family background in the famous Langya Wang lineage.

One source notes that he was born in the region of Xianyang in present-day Shaanxi and that he studied major historical works such as the Records of the Grand Historian and the Book of Han. He later held important government posts, including service connected with the imperial court and regional administration.

Because easily accessible English-language material appears limited, this overview keeps to the broad points that could be confirmed in this search: Wang Fangqing was a prominent early medieval Chinese statesman, associated with scholarship as well as politics, and he died in 702.