Official history 王昶字文舒,太原晉陽人也。:昶伯父柔,字叔優;父澤,字季道。曰:叔優、季道幼少之時,聞林宗有知人之鑒,共往候之,請問才行所宜,以自處業。林宗笑曰:「卿二人皆二千石才也,雖然,叔優當以仕宦顯,季道宜以經術進,若違才易務,亦不至也。」叔優等從其言。叔優至北中郎將,季道代郡太守。〉少與同郡王淩俱知名。淩年長,昶兄事之。 — 三国志·卷27[3] Basic facts Died: 259[1] Birthplace: Taiyuan[1] Portrayals Wang Chang (character in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms)